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... towns . The language of poetry he consid- ered to differ in no respect from that of prose except with reference to the metre . Many of Wordsworth's best poems are in flat contradiction to this theory ; but , at the same time , he ...
... towns . The language of poetry he consid- ered to differ in no respect from that of prose except with reference to the metre . Many of Wordsworth's best poems are in flat contradiction to this theory ; but , at the same time , he ...
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... . He acquired property in London and in his native town , obtained from the Heralds ' office a coat of arms , and was thereby officially recognized as a gentleman . Finally , about 1611 , he retired to spend the remainder of 39 SHAKESPEARE.
... . He acquired property in London and in his native town , obtained from the Heralds ' office a coat of arms , and was thereby officially recognized as a gentleman . Finally , about 1611 , he retired to spend the remainder of 39 SHAKESPEARE.
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... town . Very little is known of Shakespeare's life in London . It is said that he began his career there by holding horses in front of the theater , and he is known to have been a good , though not a great , actor . In the sonnets we ...
... town . Very little is known of Shakespeare's life in London . It is said that he began his career there by holding horses in front of the theater , and he is known to have been a good , though not a great , actor . In the sonnets we ...
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... is a house with stairs ; And there did I see coming down Such folk as are not in our town , Forty at least , in pairs . 5 10 Amongst the rest , one pest'lent fine ( His beard 76 ENGLISH POEMS SUCKLING: A Ballad upon a Wedding.
... is a house with stairs ; And there did I see coming down Such folk as are not in our town , Forty at least , in pairs . 5 10 Amongst the rest , one pest'lent fine ( His beard 76 ENGLISH POEMS SUCKLING: A Ballad upon a Wedding.
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... town : Though lusty Roger there had been , Or little George upon the Green , Or Vincent of the Crown . 15 20 But wot you what ? the youth was going To make an end of all his wooing , 25 The parson for him stay'd : Yet by his leave ( for ...
... town : Though lusty Roger there had been , Or little George upon the Green , Or Vincent of the Crown . 15 20 But wot you what ? the youth was going To make an end of all his wooing , 25 The parson for him stay'd : Yet by his leave ( for ...
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