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Page xi
He had evidently wooed the lady ( herself a muse ) in verse , and symptoms of wounded vanity occasionally appear at the inflexibility of this second Lyde , to whose obstinate ears he sang in vain : yet the attempt gave him some facility ...
He had evidently wooed the lady ( herself a muse ) in verse , and symptoms of wounded vanity occasionally appear at the inflexibility of this second Lyde , to whose obstinate ears he sang in vain : yet the attempt gave him some facility ...
Page xxxiv
66 The succeeding year ( 1639 ) gave to the public the Lady's Trial , " which , it appears , had been performed in May , 1638. It is dedicated , in the spirit of true kindness , to Mr. and Mrs. Wyrley ; and the poet , though now near ...
66 The succeeding year ( 1639 ) gave to the public the Lady's Trial , " which , it appears , had been performed in May , 1638. It is dedicated , in the spirit of true kindness , to Mr. and Mrs. Wyrley ; and the poet , though now near ...
Page xxxv
... ultimately vindicated by an unlooked - for marriage . Feeble and imperfect , however , as the plot of the " Lady's Trial " is , and trifling as some of the characters will be found , it is not INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
... ultimately vindicated by an unlooked - for marriage . Feeble and imperfect , however , as the plot of the " Lady's Trial " is , and trifling as some of the characters will be found , it is not INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
Page xliv
Why it is so generally assumed that our poet died almost immediately after the appearance of the Lady's Trial , except that he ceased to write , I have never been able to conjecture . Faint traditions in the neighbourhood of his ...
Why it is so generally assumed that our poet died almost immediately after the appearance of the Lady's Trial , except that he ceased to write , I have never been able to conjecture . Faint traditions in the neighbourhood of his ...
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... were ransacked for dramas to gratify the rising passion for theatrical performances . Once , and but once , he is mentioned by Pepys , ( an unwearied frequenter of the stage , ) who witnessed the representation of the Lady's Trial ...
... were ransacked for dramas to gratify the rising passion for theatrical performances . Once , and but once , he is mentioned by Pepys , ( an unwearied frequenter of the stage , ) who witnessed the representation of the Lady's Trial ...
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