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Page 93
... kind of verse in any language unnatu- ral ) , shall I , for their vicious affectation , condemn those excellent lines of Fletcher which are written in that kind ? Is there anything in rhyme more constrain'd than this line in blank verse ...
... kind of verse in any language unnatu- ral ) , shall I , for their vicious affectation , condemn those excellent lines of Fletcher which are written in that kind ? Is there anything in rhyme more constrain'd than this line in blank verse ...
Page 407
... kind : Voracious birds that hotly bill and breed , And largely drink , because on salt they feed . Small gain from them their bounteous owner draws Yet , bound by promise , he supports their cause , As corporations privileg'd by laws ...
... kind : Voracious birds that hotly bill and breed , And largely drink , because on salt they feed . Small gain from them their bounteous owner draws Yet , bound by promise , he supports their cause , As corporations privileg'd by laws ...
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... kind of painting he felt was closest to poetry and real- ity - portraiture . Once I beheld the fairest of her kind ( And still the sweet idea charms my mind ) ; True , she was dumb , for Nature gaz'd so long , Pleas'd with her work ...
... kind of painting he felt was closest to poetry and real- ity - portraiture . Once I beheld the fairest of her kind ( And still the sweet idea charms my mind ) ; True , she was dumb , for Nature gaz'd so long , Pleas'd with her work ...
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HEROIC STANZAS Consecrated to the Glorious | 3 |
ASTRAEA REDUX A Poem on the Happy | 11 |
TO MY HONOURD FRIEND DR CHARLE | 22 |
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