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" Marlowe, bathed in the Thespian springs, Had in him those brave translunary things That the first poets had ; his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear ; For that fine madness still he did retain Which rightly should possess a poet's... "
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time of Dean Swift - Page 81
by Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 354 pages
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A Select Collection of Old Plays, Volume 2

English drama - 1744 - 378 pages
...Marlon, bathed in the Thefplan Sprmgs, Had in him thofe brave fublunary Things That your firftPoets had ; his Raptures were All Air and Fire, which made his Verfes clear ; For that fierce Madnefs ftill he did retain, Which rightly Ihould poliefs a Poet's Brain. * Of his Poem calfd...
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The History of English Poetry from the Close of the Eleventh to the ...

Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1781 - 620 pages
...Thefpian fpringes, Had in him thofe braue tranflunary * thinges, That the firft poets had : his raptvres were All air, and fire, which made his verfes clear : For that fine madnefs ftill he did retaine Which rightly fhould poflefle a poet's braine '. • In the RETURN FROM PARNASSUS, a fort of...
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: Gammer Gurton's needle

English drama - 1780 - 428 pages
...410. i;gn,, .p. 41. 10 1606, A.' IS z: Draytou Drayt-n " in thefe terms : " Next Marlow, bathed in the Thefpian fprings, " Had in him thofe brave fublunary...retain, " Which rightly fhould poflefs a poet's brain." And George Peele, in the Honour of tbe Garter > 410. 1593* or 99, mentions him in this manner: " -...
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The Ancient British Drama ...

Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 618 pages
...Next Marlow, bathed in the Thespian springs, Ilnd in him (hose brave sublunary things, That your first poets had ; his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear : For that fine madness still he did retain, Which rightly should possess a poet's brain."...
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pt.2. Authors and actors : I-Y. Appendix. Additions and corrections

David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 430 pages
...Marme, bathed in the Thespian springs, "Had in Mm those brave transluuary things " That your first poets had ; his raptures were " All air and fire, which made his v erses clear ; " For that fine madness #till he di d retain, ' " Which rightly should possess a ipoet's...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Biography - 1815 - 542 pages
...Next Marloe bathed in Thespian springs, Had in him those brave transhtnary things, That your first poets had; his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear: For that fine madness still he did retain, Which rightly should possess a poet's brain."...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 540 pages
...Next Marloe bathed in Thespian springs, Had in him those brave translunary things, That your first poets had ; his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear: For thut fine madness still he did return. Which rightly should possess a poet's brain."...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 21

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1815 - 512 pages
...Next Marloe bathed in Thespian springs, Had in him those brave translunary things, That your first poets had ; his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear : For that fine madness stilj he did retain, Which rightly should possess a poet's brain."...
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Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...Next, Marlowe, bathed in the Thespian springs, Had in him those brave translunary things That the first poets had : his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear ; For that fine madness still he did retain Which rightly should possess a poet's brain."...
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The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory ..., Volume 8

Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 482 pages
...Next Marlow, bathed in the Thespian springs, Had in him those brave translunary things That the first poets had : his raptures were All air and fire, which made his verses clear ; For that fine madness he did still retain, Which rightly should possess a poet's brain.'*...
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