The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt., Now First CollectedReeves & Turner, 1890 - 311 páginas |
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... natural movement of his thoughts . As a poet he has few imposing attractions : his beauties must be fetched by repeated perusal . They are those of solid reflection , predominating over , but not extin- guishing , sensibility ; and ...
... natural movement of his thoughts . As a poet he has few imposing attractions : his beauties must be fetched by repeated perusal . They are those of solid reflection , predominating over , but not extin- guishing , sensibility ; and ...
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... natural humour than Overbury , and hits his mark more neatly ; the other is more sati- rical , but often abusive and vulgar . The ' Fair and Happy Milkmaid , ' often quoted , is the best of his characters . The wit is often trivial and ...
... natural humour than Overbury , and hits his mark more neatly ; the other is more sati- rical , but often abusive and vulgar . The ' Fair and Happy Milkmaid , ' often quoted , is the best of his characters . The wit is often trivial and ...
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... natural eagerness to behold the young and beautiful creature whom he was to claim as his wife . But so far was the lady from sharing his anxiety , that she had engaged her affections to another , and regarded with the utmost horror the ...
... natural eagerness to behold the young and beautiful creature whom he was to claim as his wife . But so far was the lady from sharing his anxiety , that she had engaged her affections to another , and regarded with the utmost horror the ...
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... nature of the case , the magician commenced his spells , and produced several little waxen images , intended to represent Somerset , the Earl of Essex , and the Countess herself , assuming a power of working upon them by these forms ...
... nature of the case , the magician commenced his spells , and produced several little waxen images , intended to represent Somerset , the Earl of Essex , and the Countess herself , assuming a power of working upon them by these forms ...
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... nature , for too stiff a carriage of his for- tune ; besides that scandalous offence of the Queen at Greenwich , which was never but a palliated cure . Upon which considerations his majesty resolving to sever him from my Lord of ...
... nature , for too stiff a carriage of his for- tune ; besides that scandalous offence of the Queen at Greenwich , which was never but a palliated cure . Upon which considerations his majesty resolving to sever him from my Lord of ...
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