Cyclopedia of English Literature: a Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors: From Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 1Robert Chambers Gould & Lincoln, 1851 - English literature |
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Page 355
... Muse . ] With how much ease is a young maid betray'd- How nice the reputation of the maid ! Your early kind paternal care appears By chaste instruction of her tender years . The first impression in her infant breast Will be the deepest ...
... Muse . ] With how much ease is a young maid betray'd- How nice the reputation of the maid ! Your early kind paternal care appears By chaste instruction of her tender years . The first impression in her infant breast Will be the deepest ...
Page 540
... muse betrays The Roman genius in its last decays . The youthful poet's praise of his great master is confined to his translations , works which a modern eulogist would scarcely select as the peculiar glory of Dryden . Addison also ...
... muse betrays The Roman genius in its last decays . The youthful poet's praise of his great master is confined to his translations , works which a modern eulogist would scarcely select as the peculiar glory of Dryden . Addison also ...
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... Muse to Dorset bring , Or how , so near the pole , attempt to sing ? The hoary winter here conccals from sight All ... Muse along ! The Muse to you shall sing Her influence , Buckhurst , let me there obtain , And I forgive the famed ...
... Muse to Dorset bring , Or how , so near the pole , attempt to sing ? The hoary winter here conccals from sight All ... Muse along ! The Muse to you shall sing Her influence , Buckhurst , let me there obtain , And I forgive the famed ...
Contents
First Period | 1 |
Tidings fra the Session | 43 |
Death of Sir Henry De Bohun | 49 |
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CYCLOPEDIA OF ENGLISH LITERATU, Volume 1 Robert 1802-1871 Chambers,Robert 1799-1878 Carruthers No preview available - 2016 |
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