The Works of John Dryden in Verse and Prose, Volume 1Harper, 1847 |
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Page viii
... light and sprightly manner of Suckling in his ballads and smaller poems was much admired . In Marvell true poetry might be found ; nor must some of Withers's earlier notes be forgotten , though lost too soon by him . They were full of ...
... light and sprightly manner of Suckling in his ballads and smaller poems was much admired . In Marvell true poetry might be found ; nor must some of Withers's earlier notes be forgotten , though lost too soon by him . They were full of ...
Page xviii
... light , ( him- self the morning star of heaven ) all are destroy- ed ; while only the impish cunning , the wicked , malignant , fiendish joy of the satyr and the de- mon is left . The simplicity of Eve is impaired , and even her purity ...
... light , ( him- self the morning star of heaven ) all are destroy- ed ; while only the impish cunning , the wicked , malignant , fiendish joy of the satyr and the de- mon is left . The simplicity of Eve is impaired , and even her purity ...
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... light Monsieur the grave Don out- His fortune turn'd the scale where'er ' t was cast ; Though Indian mines were in the other laid . When absent , yet we conquer'd in his right : For though some meaner artist's skill were In mingling ...
... light Monsieur the grave Don out- His fortune turn'd the scale where'er ' t was cast ; Though Indian mines were in the other laid . When absent , yet we conquer'd in his right : For though some meaner artist's skill were In mingling ...
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... light alone in dark afflictions find . In such adversities to sceptres train'd , The name of Great his famous grandsire gain'd ; Who , yet a king alone in name and right , With hunger , cold , and angry Jove did fight ; Shock'd by a ...
... light alone in dark afflictions find . In such adversities to sceptres train'd , The name of Great his famous grandsire gain'd ; Who , yet a king alone in name and right , With hunger , cold , and angry Jove did fight ; Shock'd by a ...
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... light did rise , Lay down again , and clos'd his weary eyes . ' Twas Monk , whom Providence designed to loose Those real bonds false freedom did impose . The blessed saints that watch'd this turning scene , Did from their stars with ...
... light did rise , Lay down again , and clos'd his weary eyes . ' Twas Monk , whom Providence designed to loose Those real bonds false freedom did impose . The blessed saints that watch'd this turning scene , Did from their stars with ...
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