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Page 61
... Muse ! ) priora , " which he professes to employ . Well - be it so : but what is to be said of the following instances , which have not been hitherto produced , of a neglect of this rule by other writers of the golden age of Roman ...
... Muse ! ) priora , " which he professes to employ . Well - be it so : but what is to be said of the following instances , which have not been hitherto produced , of a neglect of this rule by other writers of the golden age of Roman ...
Page 65
... to Cam's reedy side : Where genial shade the naked fields refuse ; ( Ah most unfriendly to the courted Muse ! ) F confesses that he had no certain notice of his opponent LIFE OF MILTON . 65 author of the "Modest Confutation," (whom ...
... to Cam's reedy side : Where genial shade the naked fields refuse ; ( Ah most unfriendly to the courted Muse ! ) F confesses that he had no certain notice of his opponent LIFE OF MILTON . 65 author of the "Modest Confutation," (whom ...
Page 66
... Muses lead my hours along , And all my day is study or is song . Then tired , I hasten where the scene commands The crowded theatre's applauding hands : Whether it's fictions show , with mimic truth , A cautious parent , or a ...
... Muses lead my hours along , And all my day is study or is song . Then tired , I hasten where the scene commands The crowded theatre's applauding hands : Whether it's fictions show , with mimic truth , A cautious parent , or a ...
Page 76
... Muses , he discovered that " Illic ( Cantabrigiâ ) disciplinis atq ; artibus tradi solitis septennium studui ; procul omni flagitio , bonis omnibus pro- batus usquedum magistri , quem vocant , gradum cum laude etiam adeptus , non ...
... Muses , he discovered that " Illic ( Cantabrigiâ ) disciplinis atq ; artibus tradi solitis septennium studui ; procul omni flagitio , bonis omnibus pro- batus usquedum magistri , quem vocant , gradum cum laude etiam adeptus , non ...
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... Muse , he produced some other small pieces of poetry in his native language , which are all distin- guished by beauties and faults and disco- ver strong power with an unformed taste , When , in the verses written " At a solemn Music ...
... Muse , he produced some other small pieces of poetry in his native language , which are all distin- guished by beauties and faults and disco- ver strong power with an unformed taste , When , in the verses written " At a solemn Music ...
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