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The Prophecy of Famine , with its 562 lines , may be divided roughly into four parts : ( 1 ) lines 1-92 , an attack on the taste of contemporary poets ; ( 2 ) lines 93-272 , ironical praise of Scotland as a place where the poet takes ...
The Prophecy of Famine , with its 562 lines , may be divided roughly into four parts : ( 1 ) lines 1-92 , an attack on the taste of contemporary poets ; ( 2 ) lines 93-272 , ironical praise of Scotland as a place where the poet takes ...
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As a matter of fact , both The Actor and The Rosciad derive from a long line of poems and essays on actors and acting , which for twenty years had been popular in London . Two aspects of the subject particularly appealed to mid ...
As a matter of fact , both The Actor and The Rosciad derive from a long line of poems and essays on actors and acting , which for twenty years had been popular in London . Two aspects of the subject particularly appealed to mid ...
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“ The Last Rose of Summer " has two charming lines : Since the lovely are sleeping , Go , sleep thou with them . Whatever is in the verses is in these two lines ; the rest is only these lines diluted .
“ The Last Rose of Summer " has two charming lines : Since the lovely are sleeping , Go , sleep thou with them . Whatever is in the verses is in these two lines ; the rest is only these lines diluted .
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