The British Poets: Including Translations ...C. Whittingham, 1822 - Classical poetry |
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Including Translations ... British poets. Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough , And something said of Chartres much too rough . The lines are weak , another's pleased to say ; Lord Fanny ... poet's lays ; It is 6 IMITATIONS OF HORACE .
Including Translations ... British poets. Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough , And something said of Chartres much too rough . The lines are weak , another's pleased to say ; Lord Fanny ... poet's lays ; It is 6 IMITATIONS OF HORACE .
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Including Translations ... British poets. And justly Cæsar scorns the poet's lays ; It is to history he trusts for praise . F. Better be Cibber , I'll maintain it still , Than ridicule all taste , blaspheme quadrille , Abuse the city's ...
Including Translations ... British poets. And justly Cæsar scorns the poet's lays ; It is to history he trusts for praise . F. Better be Cibber , I'll maintain it still , Than ridicule all taste , blaspheme quadrille , Abuse the city's ...
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Including Translations ... British poets. Would ye be bless'd ? despise low joys , low gains ; Disdain whatever Cornbury ... poet's day . Now , in such exigencies not to need , Upon my word you must be rich indeed : A noble superfluity it ...
Including Translations ... British poets. Would ye be bless'd ? despise low joys , low gains ; Disdain whatever Cornbury ... poet's day . Now , in such exigencies not to need , Upon my word you must be rich indeed : A noble superfluity it ...
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Including Translations ... British poets. • We shall not quarrel for a year or two ; By courtesy of England he may do ... poet's creed . Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet , His moral pleases , not his pointed wit : Forgot his Epic ...
Including Translations ... British poets. • We shall not quarrel for a year or two ; By courtesy of England he may do ... poet's creed . Who now reads Cowley ? if he pleases yet , His moral pleases , not his pointed wit : Forgot his Epic ...
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... poet's of some weight , And ( though no soldier ) useful to the state . What will a child learn sooner than a song ? What better teach a foreigner the tongue ? What's long or short , each accent where to place , And speak in public with ...
... poet's of some weight , And ( though no soldier ) useful to the state . What will a child learn sooner than a song ? What better teach a foreigner the tongue ? What's long or short , each accent where to place , And speak in public with ...
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abuse Addison admire Æneid ancient bard Bavius Behold bless'd booksellers CALIFORN called character Charles Gildon Cibber Cibber's Letter Concanen court Curl Daily Journal declare Dennis divine Dryden dull Dulness dunce Dunciad e'en epic Epistle Eridanus Essay on Criticism eyes fame folly fool genius Gildon goddess grace Gulliveriana hath head hero heroic Homer honour Horace Iliad IMITATIONS James Moore James Moore Smith JOHN DENNIS JOHN OZELL king knave labour learned Leonard Welsted Lewis Theobald libel Lintot live Lord Matthew Concanen MIST'S JOURNAL moral Muse never o'er octavo Oldmixon Ovid person poem poet poet's poetry Pope Pope's praise Preface printed prose published queen reader REMARKS rhyme saith satire Scriblerus Shakspeare sing Smedley soul Swift thee Theobald thine things thou throne translation truth verse VIRG Virgil virtue Welsted wings words writ write