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... the most learned of poets . Learning oppresses the nerveless mind , but invigorates the powerful one . The celestial armour of the Greek hero , * Born in London , 1608 , died 1674 . which let in death to his feeble friend , only PREFACE .
... the most learned of poets . Learning oppresses the nerveless mind , but invigorates the powerful one . The celestial armour of the Greek hero , * Born in London , 1608 , died 1674 . which let in death to his feeble friend , only PREFACE .
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George Croly. which let in death to his feeble friend , only gave celes- tial speed and lightness to the limbs of the chosen champion . But the true wonder is , the faculty by which Milton assimilates his diversified knowledge . and ...
George Croly. which let in death to his feeble friend , only gave celes- tial speed and lightness to the limbs of the chosen champion . But the true wonder is , the faculty by which Milton assimilates his diversified knowledge . and ...
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... of Merlin SHAKESPEARE . PAGE . 25 333333 22345 Solitude 47 Music 48 Human Life 49 Mercy 51 Moonlight 51 Henry IV . and Richard II . 52 Wolsey 53 Death 55 Human Life 56 MILTON . From Sampson Agonistes ' From Paradise Lost . 2 *
... of Merlin SHAKESPEARE . PAGE . 25 333333 22345 Solitude 47 Music 48 Human Life 49 Mercy 51 Moonlight 51 Henry IV . and Richard II . 52 Wolsey 53 Death 55 Human Life 56 MILTON . From Sampson Agonistes ' From Paradise Lost . 2 *
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... . Arbuthnot . ' 100 THOMPSON . From The Castle of Indolence ' 103 Summer in the Torrid Zone 107 Death of the Stag 109 Winter scenes · 110 YOUNG . Midnight Procrastination 117 120 D PAGE . AKENSIDE . For a Statue of Chaucer · xvii CONTENTS .
... . Arbuthnot . ' 100 THOMPSON . From The Castle of Indolence ' 103 Summer in the Torrid Zone 107 Death of the Stag 109 Winter scenes · 110 YOUNG . Midnight Procrastination 117 120 D PAGE . AKENSIDE . For a Statue of Chaucer · xvii CONTENTS .
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... Death of Thompson 127 131 132 134 135 GRAY . Elegy in a Country Churchyard 137 Ode on a distant prospect of Eton College Hymn to Adversity 143 137 · JOHNSON . From The Vanity of Human Wishes ' GOLDSMITH . " From The Traveller ' From The ...
... Death of Thompson 127 131 132 134 135 GRAY . Elegy in a Country Churchyard 137 Ode on a distant prospect of Eton College Hymn to Adversity 143 137 · JOHNSON . From The Vanity of Human Wishes ' GOLDSMITH . " From The Traveller ' From The ...
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