Cowley, Denham, MiltonAlexander Chalmers J. Johnson, 1810 - English poetry |
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... wise : He , who defers this work from day to day , Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone , Which runs , and , as it runs , for ever shall run on . Cowley was , I believe , the first ...
... wise : He , who defers this work from day to day , Does on a river's bank expecting stay Till the whole stream that stopp'd him shall be gone , Which runs , and , as it runs , for ever shall run on . Cowley was , I believe , the first ...
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... wise to set them forth as another man's rather than his own ; though perhaps he might have made a better choice , and not fathered the bastard upon such a person , whose stock of reputation is , I fear , little enough for maintenance of ...
... wise to set them forth as another man's rather than his own ; though perhaps he might have made a better choice , and not fathered the bastard upon such a person , whose stock of reputation is , I fear , little enough for maintenance of ...
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... wise managing and illustrating whereof the glory of God Almighty might be joined with the singular utility and noblest delight of mankind ; it is not without grief and indignation , that I behold that divine science employing all her ...
... wise managing and illustrating whereof the glory of God Almighty might be joined with the singular utility and noblest delight of mankind ; it is not without grief and indignation , that I behold that divine science employing all her ...
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... wise Man's life t ' epitomize ! Then men ( fond men , alas ! ) ride post to th ' grave . And cut those threads which yet the Fates would save ; Then Charon sweated at his trade , And had a larger ferry made ; Then , then the silver hair ...
... wise Man's life t ' epitomize ! Then men ( fond men , alas ! ) ride post to th ' grave . And cut those threads which yet the Fates would save ; Then Charon sweated at his trade , And had a larger ferry made ; Then , then the silver hair ...
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... wise ! Whose verse walks highest , but not flies ; Who brought green Poesy to her perfect age , And made that art which was a rage . Tell me , ye mighty Three ! what shall I do To be like one of you ? Like Zeuxis ' birds , fly to the ...
... wise ! Whose verse walks highest , but not flies ; Who brought green Poesy to her perfect age , And made that art which was a rage . Tell me , ye mighty Three ! what shall I do To be like one of you ? Like Zeuxis ' birds , fly to the ...
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