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... Waller's other ' At Penshurst ' ( c . 1635 ) poem ( ' Had Sacharissa lived when mortals made ' ) where the stars said to have shone at his birth are seen as ' The monument and pledge of humble love ' . Rather than symbol of a way of ...
... Waller's other ' At Penshurst ' ( c . 1635 ) poem ( ' Had Sacharissa lived when mortals made ' ) where the stars said to have shone at his birth are seen as ' The monument and pledge of humble love ' . Rather than symbol of a way of ...
Page 121
... Waller tries to handle the issue of Cromwell by assimilating him to traditional language and ideas . Waller is well aware that Cromwell is a de facto equiv- alent to a monarch and he seeks to normalize the situation in various ways ...
... Waller tries to handle the issue of Cromwell by assimilating him to traditional language and ideas . Waller is well aware that Cromwell is a de facto equiv- alent to a monarch and he seeks to normalize the situation in various ways ...
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... Waller offers James as a lion , the satirist has Prince Rupert ' armed in a whole lion cap - a - chin ' , but in a context which indicates ludi- crous pretension ( 11. 95–6 ) . Waller had calmly identified peace , glory , and trade as ...
... Waller offers James as a lion , the satirist has Prince Rupert ' armed in a whole lion cap - a - chin ' , but in a context which indicates ludi- crous pretension ( 11. 95–6 ) . Waller had calmly identified peace , glory , and trade as ...
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