Essays on Song-writing; with a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical MeritEvans, 1810 - 352 pages |
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With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical Merit John Aikin Robert Harding Evans. 971364WITH A COLLECTION OF SUCH ENGLISH SONGS EMINENT FOR POETICAL MERIT.
With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical Merit John Aikin Robert Harding Evans. 971364WITH A COLLECTION OF SUCH ENGLISH SONGS EMINENT FOR POETICAL MERIT.
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John Aikin (M.D.). WITH A COLLECTION OF SUCH ENGLISH SONGS AS ARE MOST EMINENT FOR POETICAL MERIT . BY JOHN AIKIN . A NEW EDITION , WITH ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS , AND A SUPPLEMENT , BY R. H. EVANS . LONDON : PRINTED FOR ... SONG - WRITING ;
John Aikin (M.D.). WITH A COLLECTION OF SUCH ENGLISH SONGS AS ARE MOST EMINENT FOR POETICAL MERIT . BY JOHN AIKIN . A NEW EDITION , WITH ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS , AND A SUPPLEMENT , BY R. H. EVANS . LONDON : PRINTED FOR ... SONG - WRITING ;
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With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical Merit John Aikin Robert Harding Evans . ADVERTISEMENT . It is not necessary to detain the Reader.
With a Collection of Such English Songs as are Most Eminent for Poetical Merit John Aikin Robert Harding Evans . ADVERTISEMENT . It is not necessary to detain the Reader.
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... Songs in the language . The Editor feels confident , that in prefixing to this new Edition Mrs. Barbauld's Poem on the Origin of Song - Writing , he anticipates the wishes of every Reader . 1 PREFACE . ON N conversing with a few of my ...
... Songs in the language . The Editor feels confident , that in prefixing to this new Edition Mrs. Barbauld's Poem on the Origin of Song - Writing , he anticipates the wishes of every Reader . 1 PREFACE . ON N conversing with a few of my ...
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... Songs , without exception , was degraded by dullness , or debased by in- decency ; and that Song - Writing scarcely seemed in any of them to be considered as a pleasing species of poetical composi- tion , but merely as serving for the ...
... Songs , without exception , was degraded by dullness , or debased by in- decency ; and that Song - Writing scarcely seemed in any of them to be considered as a pleasing species of poetical composi- tion , but merely as serving for the ...
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