Johnson & Goldsmith & Their PoetryAMS Press, 1971 - 175 pages |
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Page 11
... reference to his pronounced political principles , by suggesting that he should have been carried , not to Queen Anne , but to the exiled James Francis Edward , whom we know as the Old Pretender . " " The child was taught to read in a ...
... reference to his pronounced political principles , by suggesting that he should have been carried , not to Queen Anne , but to the exiled James Francis Edward , whom we know as the Old Pretender . " " The child was taught to read in a ...
Page 88
... reference to the growing enthusiasm for the older masters of poetry , as the true standard for future imitation ; others have descended to the reign of James I , and others still lower to that of Charles II . Were I to be permitted to ...
... reference to the growing enthusiasm for the older masters of poetry , as the true standard for future imitation ; others have descended to the reign of James I , and others still lower to that of Charles II . Were I to be permitted to ...
Page 137
... reference to Percy and himself , " considered these things as trifles at best . " 1 As an experiment " Edwin and Angelina is not entirely successful , for its manner is a little too sophisticated for its matter ; and , as is the case ...
... reference to Percy and himself , " considered these things as trifles at best . " 1 As an experiment " Edwin and Angelina is not entirely successful , for its manner is a little too sophisticated for its matter ; and , as is the case ...
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