Poems ...W. Scott, 1885 - 334 pages |
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Page 10
... poetic tendency : - " At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where ... poet's friend . Cowper said of this time- " I did actually live three years with Mr. Chapman , a solicitor— that ΤΟ ...
... poetic tendency : - " At Westminster , where little poets strive To set a distich upon six and five , Where ... poet's friend . Cowper said of this time- " I did actually live three years with Mr. Chapman , a solicitor— that ΤΟ ...
Page 101
... poet's muse is To make them grow just where she chooses . You shapeless nothing in a dish , You that are but almost ... poet , in his evening walk , O'erheard and check'd this idle talk : And your fine sense , he said , and yours ...
... poet's muse is To make them grow just where she chooses . You shapeless nothing in a dish , You that are but almost ... poet , in his evening walk , O'erheard and check'd this idle talk : And your fine sense , he said , and yours ...
Page 115
... poetic pains Which only poets know . The shifts and turns , Th ' expedients and inventions multiform To which the ... poet's mind So pleasing , and that steal away the thought With such address from themes of sad import , That , lost ...
... poetic pains Which only poets know . The shifts and turns , Th ' expedients and inventions multiform To which the ... poet's mind So pleasing , and that steal away the thought With such address from themes of sad import , That , lost ...
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On a Plant of VirginsBower | 6 |
INTRODUCTORY NOTICE | 7 |
To my Cousin | 31 |
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