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And thou , melodious Rogers ! rise at last Recall the pleasing memory of the past . Arise ! let blest remembrance still inspire , And strike to wonted tones thy hallowed lyre ; Restore Apollo to his vacant throne , Assert thy country's ...
And thou , melodious Rogers ! rise at last Recall the pleasing memory of the past . Arise ! let blest remembrance still inspire , And strike to wonted tones thy hallowed lyre ; Restore Apollo to his vacant throne , Assert thy country's ...
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The interval which elapsed between the death of Goldsmith and the rise of Cowper is perhaps more barren than any other twelve years in the history of our poetry since the accession of Elizabeth . It seemed as if the fertile soil was at ...
The interval which elapsed between the death of Goldsmith and the rise of Cowper is perhaps more barren than any other twelve years in the history of our poetry since the accession of Elizabeth . It seemed as if the fertile soil was at ...
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French poetry , having been somewhat unaccountably late in its rise , and slow in its progress , reached its most brilliant period when all Europe had considerably lost its ancient characteristic principles , and was fully imbued with ...
French poetry , having been somewhat unaccountably late in its rise , and slow in its progress , reached its most brilliant period when all Europe had considerably lost its ancient characteristic principles , and was fully imbued with ...
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A combination of the science and art of the tranquil period with the hardy enterprises of that which succeeded gave rise to scientific poems , in which a bold attempt was made , by the mere force of diction , to give a political ...
A combination of the science and art of the tranquil period with the hardy enterprises of that which succeeded gave rise to scientific poems , in which a bold attempt was made , by the mere force of diction , to give a political ...
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It borrowed no aid either from prejudice or innovation . It neither copied the fashion of the age which was passing away , nor offered any homage to the rising novelties . It resembles 20 MEMOIR OF SAMUEL ROGERS .
It borrowed no aid either from prejudice or innovation . It neither copied the fashion of the age which was passing away , nor offered any homage to the rising novelties . It resembles 20 MEMOIR OF SAMUEL ROGERS .
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| Title | The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers: With a Biographical Sketch, and Notes British poets Making of America |
| Author | Samuel Rogers |
| Editor | Epes Sargent |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 460 pages |
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