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It is the first of the kind , he believes , that ever came from his pen . Mr . Cobb ,
however , though not a good dramatist , is said to be a sensible and good
tempered man , and has probably thought nothing about the passage , or felt
more for the ...
It is the first of the kind , he believes , that ever came from his pen . Mr . Cobb ,
however , though not a good dramatist , is said to be a sensible and good
tempered man , and has probably thought nothing about the passage , or felt
more for the ...
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However , of late as they ' ve rous ' d them anew , I ' lle ' en go and give them a
lesson or two ; And as nothing ' s done there now - a - days without eating , See
what kind of set I can muster worth treating . ” So saying , the God bade his
horses ...
However , of late as they ' ve rous ' d them anew , I ' lle ' en go and give them a
lesson or two ; And as nothing ' s done there now - a - days without eating , See
what kind of set I can muster worth treating . ” So saying , the God bade his
horses ...
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... of day , That your views on regard have been all the wrong way ? One ten
thousandth part of the words and the time That you ' ve wasted on praises instead
of your rhyme , Might have gained you a title to this kind of freedom ; But volumes
of ...
... of day , That your views on regard have been all the wrong way ? One ten
thousandth part of the words and the time That you ' ve wasted on praises instead
of your rhyme , Might have gained you a title to this kind of freedom ; But volumes
of ...
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Yet if the kind God had been ne ' er so inclined To break an old rule , yet he well
knew his mind , Who of such preferment would only make sport , And laugh ' d at
all suitors for places at court . I may here , by the way , take notice of a strange ...
Yet if the kind God had been ne ' er so inclined To break an old rule , yet he well
knew his mind , Who of such preferment would only make sport , And laugh ' d at
all suitors for places at court . I may here , by the way , take notice of a strange ...
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The latter description of writers , and indeed most of those who do not particularly
cultivate a taste for poetry , as well as persons of every kind who are engaged in
the busier pursuits of society , will most likely , for a long the verse , but likewise ...
The latter description of writers , and indeed most of those who do not particularly
cultivate a taste for poetry , as well as persons of every kind who are engaged in
the busier pursuits of society , will most likely , for a long the verse , but likewise ...
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| Title | The Feast of the Poets: With Notes, and Other Pieces in Verse |
| Author | Leigh Hunt |
| Publisher | J. Cawthorn, 1814 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 5 Feb 2009 |
| Length | 157 pages |
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