The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on the Literary History of Scotland, and the Early Scotish Drama, Том 2Alex. Lawrie and Company, 1804 - 506 страница |
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... manner . The enemies of the queen eagerly embraced an opportunity of exposing to disgrace a man so nearly related to her husband . Douglas was summoned before his pro- per judges , and arraigned for having , contrary to • Buchanan ...
... manner . The enemies of the queen eagerly embraced an opportunity of exposing to disgrace a man so nearly related to her husband . Douglas was summoned before his pro- per judges , and arraigned for having , contrary to • Buchanan ...
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... manner exposed to occasional distractions , he yet presided over his diocese with exemplary piety and virtue . The various trou- bles in which he was formerly involved had not only prevented him from accumulating riches , but had even ...
... manner exposed to occasional distractions , he yet presided over his diocese with exemplary piety and virtue . The various trou- bles in which he was formerly involved had not only prevented him from accumulating riches , but had even ...
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... manner . His allegorical sketches are efforts of no common ingenuity : but what chiefly renders his works interesting , is the per- petual occurrence of those picturesque and cha- racteristic touches which can only be produced by a man ...
... manner . His allegorical sketches are efforts of no common ingenuity : but what chiefly renders his works interesting , is the per- petual occurrence of those picturesque and cha- racteristic touches which can only be produced by a man ...
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... manner as rain , thunder , and earthquakes , are sometimes permitted to deform the face of May . The poet now betakes himself to a thick co- vert , from which he discovers Actæon pursued by his own dogs , and the court of Diana ...
... manner as rain , thunder , and earthquakes , are sometimes permitted to deform the face of May . The poet now betakes himself to a thick co- vert , from which he discovers Actæon pursued by his own dogs , and the court of Diana ...
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... manner as after follows : king ! my mother hath sent me to you , desiring you not to pass , at this time , where thou art pur- posed ; for , if thou does , thou wilt not fare well in thy journey , nor none that passeth with thee ...
... manner as after follows : king ! my mother hath sent me to you , desiring you not to pass , at this time , where thou art pur- posed ; for , if thou does , thou wilt not fare well in thy journey , nor none that passeth with thee ...
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