Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 113 pages |
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... less as a fcholar than as a poet ; for , in 1716 , when the foundation of the Codrington Library was laid , two years after he had taken his Batchelor's degree , he was ap- pointed to fpeak the Latin oration , which is at least ...
... less as a fcholar than as a poet ; for , in 1716 , when the foundation of the Codrington Library was laid , two years after he had taken his Batchelor's degree , he was ap- pointed to fpeak the Latin oration , which is at least ...
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... less had already been fwallowed up in the South Sea .. For this lofs he took the vengeance of an author .. His . Mufe makes poetical ufe more than : ence of a South - fea Dream .. It is related by Mr. Spence , in his Manufcript ...
... less had already been fwallowed up in the South Sea .. For this lofs he took the vengeance of an author .. His . Mufe makes poetical ufe more than : ence of a South - fea Dream .. It is related by Mr. Spence , in his Manufcript ...
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