The Poetical Works of Samuel RogersG. Routledge and Sons, 1867 - 472 pages |
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Page xviii
... Poem on the ' Pleasures of Memory ' opens with . The house at the Hill , from which the aunts removed soon after their father's death , may have been ' Yon old mansion frowning thro ' the trees ; ' and have given him and ' The garden's ...
... Poem on the ' Pleasures of Memory ' opens with . The house at the Hill , from which the aunts removed soon after their father's death , may have been ' Yon old mansion frowning thro ' the trees ; ' and have given him and ' The garden's ...
Page xx
... poems were among those upon which he formed his taste . John- son's writings were always in his hands . Gray's poems received his warm admiration . He had not gained much classical knowledge at school . He had a moderate acquaintance ...
... poems were among those upon which he formed his taste . John- son's writings were always in his hands . Gray's poems received his warm admiration . He had not gained much classical knowledge at school . He had a moderate acquaintance ...
Page xxii
... Poems ? The other poems were― ' To a Lady on the Death of her Lover , ' ' The Sailor , ' ' A Sketch of the Alps at Daybreak , ' and ' A Wish . ' In the Ode the powers and evils of Superstition are pointed out calmly and philosophically ...
... Poems ? The other poems were― ' To a Lady on the Death of her Lover , ' ' The Sailor , ' ' A Sketch of the Alps at Daybreak , ' and ' A Wish . ' In the Ode the powers and evils of Superstition are pointed out calmly and philosophically ...
Page xxiii
... Poem , the Ode , would be put in comparison with those of Collins and Gray . But his fears were groundless . His poems were at once noticed with praise in the Monthly Review ; he had no further anxiety about their fate , and he owned ...
... Poem , the Ode , would be put in comparison with those of Collins and Gray . But his fears were groundless . His poems were at once noticed with praise in the Monthly Review ; he had no further anxiety about their fate , and he owned ...
Page xxiv
... inspiring voice of Innocence and Truth ! ' The publication of his little volume of poems , the favourable way in which it was received in the world , and his marked literary ambition , gained him respect with xxiv SOME PARTICULARS OF THE.
... inspiring voice of Innocence and Truth ! ' The publication of his little volume of poems , the favourable way in which it was received in the world , and his marked literary ambition , gained him respect with xxiv SOME PARTICULARS OF THE.
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