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... tion of having to affirm that ' some melodious tear ' ( 1. 14 ) is Lycidas's due even as he questions whether it took proper care of its beloved shepherd . The ' bitter constraint ' he experiences now that Lycidas is ' gone ' ( 1. 37 ) ...
... tion of having to affirm that ' some melodious tear ' ( 1. 14 ) is Lycidas's due even as he questions whether it took proper care of its beloved shepherd . The ' bitter constraint ' he experiences now that Lycidas is ' gone ' ( 1. 37 ) ...
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... tion itself , is clearly that impulse towards earthly , transitory things represented by Amaryllis and Neaera . And that the resurrected Lycidas ' hears ' it — and presumably is to become a member of the ' sweet societies ' that sing it ...
... tion itself , is clearly that impulse towards earthly , transitory things represented by Amaryllis and Neaera . And that the resurrected Lycidas ' hears ' it — and presumably is to become a member of the ' sweet societies ' that sing it ...
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... tion of the critic in A Tale of A Tub : . . . there is a Serpent that wants Teeth , and consequently cannot bite , but if its Vomit . . . happens to fall upon any Thing , a certain Rottenness or Corrup- tion ensues'.18 Thus these lines ...
... tion of the critic in A Tale of A Tub : . . . there is a Serpent that wants Teeth , and consequently cannot bite , but if its Vomit . . . happens to fall upon any Thing , a certain Rottenness or Corrup- tion ensues'.18 Thus these lines ...
Contents
Lycidas | 28 |
The Rape of the Lock | 50 |
An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot | 81 |
Copyright | |
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