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Page 72
... probably communicated by the poet , early in life , to his cousin , the Rev. Martin Madan , from whose Commonplace Book they were transcribed . Their existence seems thenceforward to have been completely forgotten by their author ; or ...
... probably communicated by the poet , early in life , to his cousin , the Rev. Martin Madan , from whose Commonplace Book they were transcribed . Their existence seems thenceforward to have been completely forgotten by their author ; or ...
Page 76
... probably executed prior to 1763. None of these , in fact , is equal to the satires ; all , indeed , frequently present singular marks of ruggedness and haste : for example , — There , twice ten years elapsed , fair Alba's walls Shall ...
... probably executed prior to 1763. None of these , in fact , is equal to the satires ; all , indeed , frequently present singular marks of ruggedness and haste : for example , — There , twice ten years elapsed , fair Alba's walls Shall ...
Page 229
... probably , " as Johnson has it - fully able to appreciate the Latin poetry of his more distin- guished son . The particular allusion here is to his skill in music , of which he was a distinguished master in both the sacred and lyrical ...
... probably , " as Johnson has it - fully able to appreciate the Latin poetry of his more distin- guished son . The particular allusion here is to his skill in music , of which he was a distinguished master in both the sacred and lyrical ...
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