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Page xvii
To such compositions we may apply the observation of an ancient critic , that
although a little thing gives perfection , yet perfection is not a little thing . “ The
poet , to succeed in these hazardous pieces , must be alike polished by an
intercourse ...
To such compositions we may apply the observation of an ancient critic , that
although a little thing gives perfection , yet perfection is not a little thing . “ The
poet , to succeed in these hazardous pieces , must be alike polished by an
intercourse ...
Page xviii
... of uncertain limits , known conventionally as good society ' -- those latter - day
Athenians , who , in town or country , spend their time in telling or hearing some
new thing , and whose graver and deeper impulses are subordinated xviii
Preface .
... of uncertain limits , known conventionally as good society ' -- those latter - day
Athenians , who , in town or country , spend their time in telling or hearing some
new thing , and whose graver and deeper impulses are subordinated xviii
Preface .
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A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased
English Authors Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan. thing , and
whose graver and deeper impulses are subordinated to a code of artificial
manners .
A Collection of Some of the Best Social and Occasional Verse by Deceased
English Authors Frederick Locker-Lampson, Coulson Kernahan. thing , and
whose graver and deeper impulses are subordinated to a code of artificial
manners .
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It is a pretty thing , As sweet unto a shepherd as a king , And sweeter , too ; For
kings have cares that wait upon a crown , And cares can make the sweetest loves
to frown : Ah then , ah then , If country loves such sweet desires do gain , What ...
It is a pretty thing , As sweet unto a shepherd as a king , And sweeter , too ; For
kings have cares that wait upon a crown , And cares can make the sweetest loves
to frown : Ah then , ah then , If country loves such sweet desires do gain , What ...
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Thou fool , ” said Love , “ know'st thou not this , In every thing that's good , she is ?
In yonder tulip go and seek , There thou may'st find her lip , her cheek ; In yon
enameli'd pansy by , There thou shalt have her curious eye ; In bloom of peach ...
Thou fool , ” said Love , “ know'st thou not this , In every thing that's good , she is ?
In yonder tulip go and seek , There thou may'st find her lip , her cheek ; In yon
enameli'd pansy by , There thou shalt have her curious eye ; In bloom of peach ...
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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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