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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by ... - Page 162
by English poets - 1790
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Letters Between the Duke of Grafton, the Earls of Halifax, Egrémont, Chatham ...

Augustus Henry Fitzroy Duke of Grafton, John Wilkes - 1769 - 348 pages
...private life, of gentle manners, and very engaging in converfation. He was an excellent fcholar, and an eafy, natural poet. His peculiar excellence was...manner. He was contented to fcamper round the foot of Parnafius on his little Welch pony, which feems never to have tired. He left the fury of the winged...
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Letters Between the Duke of Grafton, the Earls of Halifax, Egrémont, Chatham ...

Augustus Henry Fitzroy Duke of Grafton, John Wilkes - 1769 - 344 pages
...private life, of gentle manners, and very engaging in converfation. He was an excellent fcholar, and an eafy, natural poet. His peculiar excellence was the dreffing up an old thought in a rew, neat, and trim manner. He was contented to fcamper round the foot of Parnaffus on his little Welch...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Lloyd, A. M.: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 1

Robert Lloyd, William Kenrick - 1774 - 256 pages
...private life, of gentle manners, and very engaging in converfation. He was an excellent fcholar, and an eafy, natural poet. His peculiar excellence was...fcamper round the foot of Parnaflus on his little Welch pony, which feems never to have tired. He left the fury of England during the few years Mr. Lloyd made...
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Poetical Works: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Life and ..., Volume 1

Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 254 pages
...private life, of gentle manners, and very engaging in converfation. He was an excellent fcholar, and an eafy, natural poet. His peculiar excellence was...manner. He was contented to fcamper round the foot of Parnaffus on his little Welch pony, which feems never to have tired. He left the fury of England during...
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A Select Collection of Poems:: With Notes, Biographical and Historical, Volume 7

John Nichols - 1781 - 400 pages
...He " was an excellent feholar, and an eafy, natural poet. His " peculiar excellence was thedreffing up an old thought in a " new, neat, and trim manner. He was contented to feamper " round; the foot of ParnalTus on his little Welch poney, " which fecms never to have tired....
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ...

1784 - 510 pages
...converfation. He was an excellent fcholar, and an eafy natural poet. His peculiar excellence was the drefling up an old thought in a new, neat, and trim manner. He was contented to fcamper round the foot of Parnafius on his little Welch ponev, which feems never to have tired. He left the fury or*the winged...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry: Vol. III.

1789 - 202 pages
...conversation. He was an excellent scholar, and an easy, natural poet. His peculiar excellence was the dressing up an old thought in a new, neat, and trim manner. He was contented to scamper round the foot of Parnassus on his little Welch poney, which seems never to have tired. He...
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Bell's Classical Arrangement of Fugitive Poetry ...

John Bell - 1789 - 202 pages
...•excellent scholar, and an easy, natural poet. His peculiar excellence was the dressing up anold thought in a new, neat, and trim manner. He was contented to scamper round the foot of Parnassus on his little .Welch poney, which seems never to have tired. He...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...conversation. He was an excellent " scholar, an easy natural poet. His peculiar excellence was the dressing " up an old thought in a new, neat, and trim manner. He was contented " to scamper round the foot of Parnassus on his little Welch poney, which " seema never to have titcd. He...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...conversation. He was an excellent *' scholar, an easy natural poet. His peculiar excellence was the dressing " up an old thought in a new, neat, and trim manner. He was contented " to scamper round the foot of Parnassus on his little Welch poney, which " seems never to have tired. He...
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