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Page 138
... Greek , Latin , Italian , Spanish , and French . Phillips ' list of languages must be exaggerated ; Aubrey names Latin , Italian , French , and Greek . When this irk- some employment led to some kind of rebellion ( what Phillips calls ...
... Greek , Latin , Italian , Spanish , and French . Phillips ' list of languages must be exaggerated ; Aubrey names Latin , Italian , French , and Greek . When this irk- some employment led to some kind of rebellion ( what Phillips calls ...
Page 189
... Greek poems celebrating false gods , with " swelling epithets , thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek , " cannot be compared With Sion's songs , to all true tastes excelling , Where God is praised aright , and godlike men , The ...
... Greek poems celebrating false gods , with " swelling epithets , thick laid As varnish on a harlot's cheek , " cannot be compared With Sion's songs , to all true tastes excelling , Where God is praised aright , and godlike men , The ...
Page 196
... Greeks ( and , as he notes in his preface , the Italians ) . The drama re- minds us in various ways of all three of the Greek tragic poets . The epic simplicity of form , the predominance of the protagonist , and the author's passionate ...
... Greeks ( and , as he notes in his preface , the Italians ) . The drama re- minds us in various ways of all three of the Greek tragic poets . The epic simplicity of form , the predominance of the protagonist , and the author's passionate ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
16081632 | 17 |
St Pauls School and Cambridge | 18 |
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