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Page ix
But although there have been sentimental , heroic , humorous , lyrical , juvenile ,
and devotional collections , there is another kind of poetry which was more in
vogue in the reign of Queen Anne , and , indeed , in Ante - Reform - Bill times ,
than ...
But although there have been sentimental , heroic , humorous , lyrical , juvenile ,
and devotional collections , there is another kind of poetry which was more in
vogue in the reign of Queen Anne , and , indeed , in Ante - Reform - Bill times ,
than ...
Page xiv
... be remembered , to pursue the simile , that but for the dull grindstone , however
finely tempered the metal might be , there would be no sparks at all : in other
words , the writer of such compositions needs perpetual contact with the world .
... be remembered , to pursue the simile , that but for the dull grindstone , however
finely tempered the metal might be , there would be no sparks at all : in other
words , the writer of such compositions needs perpetual contact with the world .
Page xv
There is a special charm in compositions which have amused the leisure of
distinguished persons , who have won their spurs in very different fields ; of
statesmen , soldiers , students , and divines , who have used metre as the mere
outlet for ...
There is a special charm in compositions which have amused the leisure of
distinguished persons , who have won their spurs in very different fields ; of
statesmen , soldiers , students , and divines , who have used metre as the mere
outlet for ...
Page xvii
... and who , nevertheless , amid all this froth of society , feel that there are depths
in our nature which even in the gaiety of drawing - rooms cannot be forgotten .
Theirs is the poetry of bitter - sweet , of sentiment that breaks into humour , and of
...
... and who , nevertheless , amid all this froth of society , feel that there are depths
in our nature which even in the gaiety of drawing - rooms cannot be forgotten .
Theirs is the poetry of bitter - sweet , of sentiment that breaks into humour , and of
...
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I will my bliss forbear , Fearing , sweet , you to endanger ; But my soul shall
harbour there . “ Well , begone : begone , I say , Lest that Argus ' eyes perceive
you . ”O ! unjust is Fortune's sway , Which can make me thus to leave you , And
from ...
I will my bliss forbear , Fearing , sweet , you to endanger ; But my soul shall
harbour there . “ Well , begone : begone , I say , Lest that Argus ' eyes perceive
you . ”O ! unjust is Fortune's sway , Which can make me thus to leave you , And
from ...
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| Title | Lyra Elegantiarum: A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased English Authors Volume 21 of Minerva library of famous books The Minerva Library Volume 21 of The Minerva library of famous books. Ed. by G. T. Bettany. [v. 21] |
| Editors | Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Ward, Lock, 1891 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 11 Dec 2007 |
| Length | 425 pages |
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