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Pagina 9
... written on the model of the Shepherd's Calendar , ' afterwards underwent considerable revision . There was room for improvement , the diction being frequently harsh and the versification inharmonious , though much of the lyrical part is ...
... written on the model of the Shepherd's Calendar , ' afterwards underwent considerable revision . There was room for improvement , the diction being frequently harsh and the versification inharmonious , though much of the lyrical part is ...
Pagina 10
... written by the four playwrights or whether Drayton was solely responsible . The First Part of the true and honorable History of the Life of Sir John Oldcastle ' was published in 1600 in a corrupt form . Some copies fraudulently bear ...
... written by the four playwrights or whether Drayton was solely responsible . The First Part of the true and honorable History of the Life of Sir John Oldcastle ' was published in 1600 in a corrupt form . Some copies fraudulently bear ...
Pagina 11
... written later , and the complete poem ( with commendatory verses before the second part by William Browne , George Wither , and John Reynolds ) was pub- lished in 1622. Selden's annotations are con- fined to the first part . It is not ...
... written later , and the complete poem ( with commendatory verses before the second part by William Browne , George Wither , and John Reynolds ) was pub- lished in 1622. Selden's annotations are con- fined to the first part . It is not ...
Pagina 18
... written by F. Hit- chins , on whose death the composition was entrusted to Drew . Though Drew is only described as editor , he wrote the greatest part . It is not more than a fair compilation . In 1819 he moved to Liverpool , again ...
... written by F. Hit- chins , on whose death the composition was entrusted to Drew . Though Drew is only described as editor , he wrote the greatest part . It is not more than a fair compilation . In 1819 he moved to Liverpool , again ...
Pagina 21
... written from the author's own experience . Drope's elder brother , JOHN ( 1626-1670 ) , was demy of Magdalen College , Oxford , in 1642 ; proceeded B.A. 12 July 1645 ; bore arms for the king ' in the garrison of Oxford ; was made fellow ...
... written from the author's own experience . Drope's elder brother , JOHN ( 1626-1670 ) , was demy of Magdalen College , Oxford , in 1642 ; proceeded B.A. 12 July 1645 ; bore arms for the king ' in the garrison of Oxford ; was made fellow ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 67 - But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be ; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
Pagina 76 - Britain,' &c. 1775. Among his friends was Giles Hussey, the artist, many of whose works he possessed. Duane was a fellow of the Royal Society and of the Society of Antiquaries, and was a trustee of the British Museum, to which institution he presented minerals, antiquities, and miscellaneous objects in 1764-77.
Pagina 124 - His Lordship in Council is of opinion that the great object of the British Government ought to be the promotion of European literature and science among the natives of India; and that all the funds appropriated for the purposes of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Pagina 16 - Reasons of Faith ; or, the Order of the Christian Argument Developed and Explained. By the Rev. GS DREW, MA Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Fcp. 8vo.
Pagina 201 - Dunning and myself,' added he, ' we were generous, for we gave the girl who waited on us a penny a piece ; but Kenyon, who always knew the value of money, sometimes rewarded her with a halfpenny, and sometimes with a promise.
Pagina 26 - Ixiv. 467) to copies of proposals for carrying on certain public works in the city of Edinburgh...
Pagina 333 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).
Pagina 79 - Carr's trade in tours, in a 12mo little book entitled "My Pocket Book ; or Hints for a Ryghte Merrie and Conceitede Tour, in 4to., to be called ' The Stranger in Ireland, in 1805.
Pagina 48 - The History of Scotland from the year 1423 until the year 1542. Containing the Lives and Reigns of James the I., the II., the III., the IV., the V. With several Memorials of State during the Reigns of James VI. and Charles I.
Pagina 202 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?