Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Հատոր 2Gould and Lincoln, 1856 |
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... verse . It is true that few epoch of similar extent in or none of the poets we have named had much im- the literary history of Eng- mediate influence on literature : Gray was ridiculed , land . It was also a time and Collins was ...
... verse . It is true that few epoch of similar extent in or none of the poets we have named had much im- the literary history of Eng- mediate influence on literature : Gray was ridiculed , land . It was also a time and Collins was ...
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... verse . The author was an accomplished and exemplary Scottish clergyman , who enjoyed some private fortune , independent of his profession , and was thus enabled to live in a superior style , and cultivate the acquaintance of the ...
... verse . The author was an accomplished and exemplary Scottish clergyman , who enjoyed some private fortune , independent of his profession , and was thus enabled to live in a superior style , and cultivate the acquaintance of the ...
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... verse : - • How fading are the joys we dote upon ; Like apparitions seen and gone ; But those who soonest take their flight , Are the most exquisite and strong , Like angels ' visits short and bright ; Mortality's too weak to bear them ...
... verse : - • How fading are the joys we dote upon ; Like apparitions seen and gone ; But those who soonest take their flight , Are the most exquisite and strong , Like angels ' visits short and bright ; Mortality's too weak to bear them ...
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... verse ; And , like a sable curtain starred with gold , Drawn o'er my labours past , shall clothe the scene . This magnificent apostrophe has scarcely been equalled in our poetry since the epic strains of Milton . On Life , Death , and ...
... verse ; And , like a sable curtain starred with gold , Drawn o'er my labours past , shall clothe the scene . This magnificent apostrophe has scarcely been equalled in our poetry since the epic strains of Milton . On Life , Death , and ...
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... verse ! In autumn , describing Lavinia , the lines c Thomson were- Thoughtless of beauty , she was Beauty's self , Recluse among the woods ; if city dames Will deign their faith : and thus she went , compelled By strong necessity , with ...
... verse ! In autumn , describing Lavinia , the lines c Thomson were- Thoughtless of beauty , she was Beauty's self , Recluse among the woods ; if city dames Will deign their faith : and thus she went , compelled By strong necessity , with ...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest ..., Հատոր 2 Robert Chambers Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1854 |
Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions ... Robert Chambers Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1855 |
Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest ..., Հատոր 2 Robert Chambers Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1853 |
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