The Complete Poetical Works of William Collins, Thomas Gray, and Oliver Goldsmith |
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Page 15
... once it has made its way to fame . ' The sequel of this little anecdote is greatly to the honor of our poet's memory . At the time when he sold his Odes to Mr. Millar , his circumstances were too narrow to have allowed him to print at ...
... once it has made its way to fame . ' The sequel of this little anecdote is greatly to the honor of our poet's memory . At the time when he sold his Odes to Mr. Millar , his circumstances were too narrow to have allowed him to print at ...
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... Once he walked from his lodgings , opposite Christ Church , to Trinity College , but supported by his servant . The same year , in September , I and my brother visited him at Chichester , where he lived , in the cathedral cloisters ...
... Once he walked from his lodgings , opposite Christ Church , to Trinity College , but supported by his servant . The same year , in September , I and my brother visited him at Chichester , where he lived , in the cathedral cloisters ...
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... once to black - letter treasures in the " dispersed library of the late Mr. Wil- liam Collins , " and speaks of the fidelity , judgment and industry , with which he had pursued these studies . He was well acquainted with the best ...
... once to black - letter treasures in the " dispersed library of the late Mr. Wil- liam Collins , " and speaks of the fidelity , judgment and industry , with which he had pursued these studies . He was well acquainted with the best ...
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... once delighted to converse , and whom he still remembered with tenderness . He then proceeds in the following severe strain of censure : " To what I have formerly said of his writings may be added , that his diction was often harsh ...
... once delighted to converse , and whom he still remembered with tenderness . He then proceeds in the following severe strain of censure : " To what I have formerly said of his writings may be added , that his diction was often harsh ...
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... once he fires , the swain ; Or hope a lover by your faults to win , As spots on ermine beautify the skin : Who seeks secure to rule , be first her care Each softer virtue that adorns the fair ; Each tender passion man delights to find ...
... once he fires , the swain ; Or hope a lover by your faults to win , As spots on ermine beautify the skin : Who seeks secure to rule , be first her care Each softer virtue that adorns the fair ; Each tender passion man delights to find ...
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