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... poem to which , in his preliminary notes to the Beauties of English Poesy , he gives significant praise . " There is in it , " he says , a strain of political thinking that was , at that time , new in our poetry . " He obviously ...
... poem to which , in his preliminary notes to the Beauties of English Poesy , he gives significant praise . " There is in it , " he says , a strain of political thinking that was , at that time , new in our poetry . " He obviously ...
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... poem originated in a contest of epitaphs which took place after a club dinner at the St. James's Coffee - house ... poem , left incomplete at his death . ] RETALIATION A POEM OF old , when Scarron 1 his.
... poem originated in a contest of epitaphs which took place after a club dinner at the St. James's Coffee - house ... poem , left incomplete at his death . ] RETALIATION A POEM OF old , when Scarron 1 his.
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... poem is pathetic and interesting . LONDON . IN IMITATION OF THE THIRD SATIRE OF JUVENAL . This poem of Mr. Johnson's is the best imitation of the original that has appeared in our language , being possessed of all the force and ...
... poem is pathetic and interesting . LONDON . IN IMITATION OF THE THIRD SATIRE OF JUVENAL . This poem of Mr. Johnson's is the best imitation of the original that has appeared in our language , being possessed of all the force and ...
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THE DESERTED VILLAGE | 16 |
Part of a Prologue written and spoken by the Poet Laberius | 53 |
On Seeing Mrs perform in the Character of | 59 |
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