Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. J. Philips. WalshSamuel Johnson A. Miller, 1800 - English poetry |
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... d By me ; not you but me they have defpis'd , Yet envied ; against me is all their rage , Because the Father , t ' whom in Heav'n fupreme Kingdom and pow'r and glory appertains , Hath honor'd me according to his will . Therefore to me their ...
... d By me ; not you but me they have defpis'd , Yet envied ; against me is all their rage , Because the Father , t ' whom in Heav'n fupreme Kingdom and pow'r and glory appertains , Hath honor'd me according to his will . Therefore to me their ...
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| Title | Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret. Dorset. Stepney. J. Philips. Walsh Volume 2 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Nov 23, 2006 |
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