The Poetical Decameron, Or, Ten Conversations on English Poets and Poetry: Particularly of the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I. |
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Page xxxiii
... certainly is ( rejoined Bourne ) , but you are mistaken if you suppose there is much greater dif- ficulty in obtaining this sort of information than any other the chief difference is that the books to be resorted to are sometimes not ...
... certainly is ( rejoined Bourne ) , but you are mistaken if you suppose there is much greater dif- ficulty in obtaining this sort of information than any other the chief difference is that the books to be resorted to are sometimes not ...
Page xxxvi
... Certainly not ( replied Elliot ) , I should be sorry if they were at the same time I cannot help ex- pressing the contempt I feel , in common with many others , for absolute relics ; I mean those book- rarities , the value of which ...
... Certainly not ( replied Elliot ) , I should be sorry if they were at the same time I cannot help ex- pressing the contempt I feel , in common with many others , for absolute relics ; I mean those book- rarities , the value of which ...
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... certainly ; but it seems prin- cipally aimed at the flatterers of noble authors - at those who are altogether hide - bound with affection to great men's fancies . ” MORTON . Very true - I think I have seen some notice or other of this ...
... certainly ; but it seems prin- cipally aimed at the flatterers of noble authors - at those who are altogether hide - bound with affection to great men's fancies . ” MORTON . Very true - I think I have seen some notice or other of this ...
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... certainly improves upon us as we proceed : what more of him have you ? BOURNE . I could go on selecting passages all day , but for the sake of brevity I will only read , from . that part of his poem which is general , two more sentences ...
... certainly improves upon us as we proceed : what more of him have you ? BOURNE . I could go on selecting passages all day , but for the sake of brevity I will only read , from . that part of his poem which is general , two more sentences ...
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... certainly a bold and noble figure . MORTON . The whole flow of the lines is majestic : the compound epithets , though too often repeated , give a dignity and elevation to the language . ELLIOT . His principal fault is certainly a want ...
... certainly a bold and noble figure . MORTON . The whole flow of the lines is majestic : the compound epithets , though too often repeated , give a dignity and elevation to the language . ELLIOT . His principal fault is certainly a want ...
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