Cyclopædia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History, Volume 2Robert Chambers Gould and Lincoln, 1854 |
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... poem . In Swansea he resided about a year ; but on revisit- ing Bristol , he was arrested for a small debt , and being unable to find bail , was thrown into prison . His folly , extravagance , and pride , though it was pride that licks ...
... poem . In Swansea he resided about a year ; but on revisit- ing Bristol , he was arrested for a small debt , and being unable to find bail , was thrown into prison . His folly , extravagance , and pride , though it was pride that licks ...
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... poem ) , he left a numerous family ; and his fourth son , a distinguished lawyer , rose to be Lord President of the Court of Session . ' The Grave ' is a complete and powerful poem , of limited design , but masterly execution . The sub ...
... poem ) , he left a numerous family ; and his fourth son , a distinguished lawyer , rose to be Lord President of the Court of Session . ' The Grave ' is a complete and powerful poem , of limited design , but masterly execution . The sub ...
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... poem , " The Parting , ' which contains the following verse : - How fading are the joys we dote upon ; Like apparitions seen and gone ; But those who soonest take their flight , Are the most exquisite and strong , Like angels ' visits ...
... poem , " The Parting , ' which contains the following verse : - How fading are the joys we dote upon ; Like apparitions seen and gone ; But those who soonest take their flight , Are the most exquisite and strong , Like angels ' visits ...
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... poem was family misfortune , coloured and exaggerated for poetical effect- Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? It Thy shafts flew thrice , and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice , ere thrice yon moon had filled her horn ...
... poem was family misfortune , coloured and exaggerated for poetical effect- Insatiate archer ! could not one suffice ? It Thy shafts flew thrice , and thrice my peace was slain ; And thrice , ere thrice yon moon had filled her horn ...
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... poem , and so entirely do they harmonise with those fresh feelings and glowing impulses which all would wish to cherish , that a love of nature seems to be synony mous with a love of Thomson . It is difficult to con- ceive a person of ...
... poem , and so entirely do they harmonise with those fresh feelings and glowing impulses which all would wish to cherish , that a love of nature seems to be synony mous with a love of Thomson . It is difficult to con- ceive a person of ...
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