Poems and PlaysIntroduction and notes by Austin Dobson]--The traveller; or, A. prospect of society.--The deserted village.--Retaliation.--The haunch of venison.--Miscellaneous pieces.--The good-natur'd man.--She stoops to conquer; or, The mistakes of a night.--Scene from The grumbler.--Appendix. |
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... poets who preceded him ; or , in other words , that they had drawn nature on the most pleasing side . There still ... poet , it would be improper to rob him of the merit he deserves for having written the prose dedication and preface ...
... poets who preceded him ; or , in other words , that they had drawn nature on the most pleasing side . There still ... poet , it would be improper to rob him of the merit he deserves for having written the prose dedication and preface ...
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... poet excels himself , as there is nothing in all Shenstone which anyway approaches it in merit ; and , though I dislike the imitations of our old English poets in general , yet , on this minute subject , the antiquity of the style ...
... poet excels himself , as there is nothing in all Shenstone which anyway approaches it in merit ; and , though I dislike the imitations of our old English poets in general , yet , on this minute subject , the antiquity of the style ...
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... poet , has told this story with unusual simplicity : it is rather given here for being much esteemed by the public , than by the editor . THE BASTARD . - Almost all things written from the heart , as this certainly was , have some merit ...
... poet , has told this story with unusual simplicity : it is rather given here for being much esteemed by the public , than by the editor . THE BASTARD . - Almost all things written from the heart , as this certainly was , have some merit ...
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