Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 16Leslie Stephen Macmillan, 1888 - Great Britain |
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... poems , ' The Legend of Piers Gaveston , ' 4to , which was followed in 1594 by Matilda , the faire and chaste Daughter of the Lord Robert Fitzwater . ' Both poems , after revi- sion , were reprinted in 1596 , with the addi- tion of The ...
... poems , ' The Legend of Piers Gaveston , ' 4to , which was followed in 1594 by Matilda , the faire and chaste Daughter of the Lord Robert Fitzwater . ' Both poems , after revi- sion , were reprinted in 1596 , with the addi- tion of The ...
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... poem , he withdrew the dedication and cancelled various refe- rences to his patroness . In the eighth eclogue of ' Poemes Lyrick and Pastorall , ' n.d. ( 1605 ? ) , he inveighs against a certain Selena , who had temporarily befriended ...
... poem , he withdrew the dedication and cancelled various refe- rences to his patroness . In the eighth eclogue of ' Poemes Lyrick and Pastorall , ' n.d. ( 1605 ? ) , he inveighs against a certain Selena , who had temporarily befriended ...
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... poems . Two of the odes ( ' Sing we the Rose ' and the address to John Savage ) were never re- printed ; the rest of the volume , after revision , was included in the 1619 folio . The col- lection of ' Poems , ' 1605 , 8vo , with commen ...
... poems . Two of the odes ( ' Sing we the Rose ' and the address to John Savage ) were never re- printed ; the rest of the volume , after revision , was included in the 1619 folio . The col- lection of ' Poems , ' 1605 , 8vo , with commen ...
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... poems . Of Noah's floud ' and the two following poems there is little to be said ; but ' The Muses Elizium , ' a set of ten ' Nim- phalls , ' or pastoral dialogues , is full of the quaint whimsical fancy that inspired ' Nim- phidia ...
... poems . Of Noah's floud ' and the two following poems there is little to be said ; but ' The Muses Elizium , ' a set of ten ' Nim- phalls , ' or pastoral dialogues , is full of the quaint whimsical fancy that inspired ' Nim- phidia ...
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... poems was edited by the present writer in 1883 . 6 was favourably received by James I , who took a great interest in his experiments , and gave him an annuity and , apparently , lodgings in Eltham Palace . Drebbel here perfected an ...
... poems was edited by the present writer in 1883 . 6 was favourably received by James I , who took a great interest in his experiments , and gave him an annuity and , apparently , lodgings in Eltham Palace . Drebbel here perfected an ...
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Page 63 - But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be ; Within that circle none durst walk but he.
Page 122 - 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 purpose of education would be best employed on English education alone.
Page 210 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
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