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... Night Thoughts . Of the poets of the last age , he admired Dryden , Pope and Gay , but more than any of these , if imitation is to be regarded as the proof of sympathy , Prior , Addison and Swift . By his inclinations and his training ...
... Night Thoughts . Of the poets of the last age , he admired Dryden , Pope and Gay , but more than any of these , if imitation is to be regarded as the proof of sympathy , Prior , Addison and Swift . By his inclinations and his training ...
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... Night , 1773 ; Retaliation , a Poem , including Epitaphs on the most distinguished Wits of this Metropolis , 1774 ( five editions were published this year ; the fifth edition contains the postscript and epitaph on Caleb Whitefoord ) ...
... Night , 1773 ; Retaliation , a Poem , including Epitaphs on the most distinguished Wits of this Metropolis , 1774 ( five editions were published this year ; the fifth edition contains the postscript and epitaph on Caleb Whitefoord ) ...
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... Night SCENE FROM THE GRUMBLER APPENDIX : 1. On Poetry under Anne and George the First II . On Certain English Poems III . On Laughing and Sentimental Comedy Σχίν • 209 • 293 • 305 • 307 • • 313 THE TRAVELLER OR A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY A ...
... Night SCENE FROM THE GRUMBLER APPENDIX : 1. On Poetry under Anne and George the First II . On Certain English Poems III . On Laughing and Sentimental Comedy Σχίν • 209 • 293 • 305 • 307 • • 313 THE TRAVELLER OR A PROSPECT OF SOCIETY A ...
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... know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own , Extols the treasures of his stormy seas , And his long nights of revelry and ease ; The naked negro , panting at the line , Boasts 6 The ...
... know ? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot his own , Extols the treasures of his stormy seas , And his long nights of revelry and ease ; The naked negro , panting at the line , Boasts 6 The ...
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... night returning , every labour sped , He sits him down the monarch of a shed ; Smiles by his cheerful fire , and round surveys His children's looks , that brighten at the blaze ; While his lov'd partner , boastful of her hoard ...
... night returning , every labour sped , He sits him down the monarch of a shed ; Smiles by his cheerful fire , and round surveys His children's looks , that brighten at the blaze ; While his lov'd partner , boastful of her hoard ...
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