The English Poets: Selections with Critical IntroductionsThomas Humphry Ward Macmillan, 1905 - English poetry |
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... fear , have taken him at his word . His fame as a dramatist - on which his general fame will always essentially depend — must therefore remain within the keeping of those who are ' sealed of the tribe of Ben ' ; but of these the ...
... fear , have taken him at his word . His fame as a dramatist - on which his general fame will always essentially depend — must therefore remain within the keeping of those who are ' sealed of the tribe of Ben ' ; but of these the ...
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... and constantly recurs to the commonplace but wholesome maxim that it is the 1 He has been credited ( but erroneously ) with the authorship of the National Anthem . love , not the fear , of his subjects upon BEN JONSON . 5.
... and constantly recurs to the commonplace but wholesome maxim that it is the 1 He has been credited ( but erroneously ) with the authorship of the National Anthem . love , not the fear , of his subjects upon BEN JONSON . 5.
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Selections with Critical Introductions Thomas Humphry Ward. love , not the fear , of his subjects upon which a monarch ought to rely . But Jonson's satirical epigrams are both less effective and less elaborate than those of a directly ...
Selections with Critical Introductions Thomas Humphry Ward. love , not the fear , of his subjects upon which a monarch ought to rely . But Jonson's satirical epigrams are both less effective and less elaborate than those of a directly ...
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... fears Whereof the loyal conscience so complains . Thus , by these subtle trains Do several passions invade the mind , And strike our reason blind . TO HEAVEN . [ From The Forest . ] Good and great God ! can I not think of Thee , But it ...
... fears Whereof the loyal conscience so complains . Thus , by these subtle trains Do several passions invade the mind , And strike our reason blind . TO HEAVEN . [ From The Forest . ] Good and great God ! can I not think of Thee , But it ...
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... fear , and must with horror fall , And destined unto judgment , after all . I feel my griefs too , and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t ' inflict another wound ; - Yet dare I not complain or wish for death , With holy Paul , lest ...
... fear , and must with horror fall , And destined unto judgment , after all . I feel my griefs too , and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t ' inflict another wound ; - Yet dare I not complain or wish for death , With holy Paul , lest ...
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