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... lines it contains : " Mr. Congreve's death touches me nearly . It was twenty years and more that I have known him : every year carries away something dear with it , till we outlive all tendernesses , and become wretched individuals ...
... lines it contains : " Mr. Congreve's death touches me nearly . It was twenty years and more that I have known him : every year carries away something dear with it , till we outlive all tendernesses , and become wretched individuals ...
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... lines we have quoted formed part of another poem ; and there is little doubt that the latter portion of the above extract was detached from some other letter , or had been added for the sake of the poetry and the sentiment . The ...
... lines we have quoted formed part of another poem ; and there is little doubt that the latter portion of the above extract was detached from some other letter , or had been added for the sake of the poetry and the sentiment . The ...
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... with such exactness and nicety in the construction of his lines , that even in advanced life , when poetry had long been his study , he con- WYCHERLEY . 29 sidered the Pastorals the most correct and 28 LIFE OF POPE .
... with such exactness and nicety in the construction of his lines , that even in advanced life , when poetry had long been his study , he con- WYCHERLEY . 29 sidered the Pastorals the most correct and 28 LIFE OF POPE .
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... and could not all have been reduced from the anile verses . In the poetry , Pope's corrected or contributed lines are easily discernible especially in the first piece on " The Various WYCHERLEY . 1 Mixed Life . " He brought the skill of ...
... and could not all have been reduced from the anile verses . In the poetry , Pope's corrected or contributed lines are easily discernible especially in the first piece on " The Various WYCHERLEY . 1 Mixed Life . " He brought the skill of ...
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... line : " Prandeo , poto , cano , ludo , lego , cœno , quiesco . ' " Every day with me is literally another yesterday , for it is exactly the same : it has the same business , which is poetry : and the same pleasure , which is idleness ...
... line : " Prandeo , poto , cano , ludo , lego , cœno , quiesco . ' " Every day with me is literally another yesterday , for it is exactly the same : it has the same business , which is poetry : and the same pleasure , which is idleness ...
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