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" But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson - Page 75
by Samuel Johnson - 1816
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...excepteJ. For grave burlesque, Lowerer, his imitation of Daveuant shews him to have been well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...the verses to Fletcher, we have an image that has snce been adopted : " But whither am I stray'df Lieed not raise • «. " Trophies to thee from other...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 25-26

John Bell - 1800 - 440 pages
...exempted. For grave burlesque, however, his imitation of Davcnant shews him to have been well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...not deserve commendation. In the verses to Fletcher is an image that lias since been often adopted. The lines are, >ior need thy |uster tide the foul Eiuit...
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Select British Classics, Volume 14

1803 - 372 pages
...ingenuity, according to those beautiful lines of Sir John Denham, in his poem on Fletcher's works : ' But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise . ' Trophies...dispraise; ' Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, ' Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt 'Of eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, ' Must have their...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 412 pages
...lines of Sir John Denham, in his poem on Fletcher's works ! • . " •„ I !•• m ' But whitber am I stray'd ! I need not raise Trophies to thee from...dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 1

Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...excepted. For grave burkscjue, however, his imitation of Davenant shews him to have been well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...not deserve commendation. In the verses to Fletcher, vre have an image tha,t has since been adopted : . " But whither am I stray 'di I need not raise "...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 336 pages
...bevexcepted. Fqr grave burlesque, .however, his irnkationof Davenant shews him to be well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps....In the verses to Fletcher, we have an image that lias since been often adopted : " But whither am I stray'd ? I need not raise * Trophiei to thee from...
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The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser: With the Life of the Author ..., Volume 9

Edmund Spenser - 1807 - 446 pages
...him to have heen well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps none thatdoes not deserve commendation. In the verses to Fletcher, we have an image that has since heen often adopted : • But whither am I strny'd ? I need not raise • Trophies to thee from other...
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The British Essayists, Volume 9

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 340 pages
...those beautiful lines of Sir John Deuham, in his poem on Fletcher's works ! But whithcr am I stray 'd? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's...dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy jnster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their...
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The British Essayists;: Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 294 pages
...Jolm Denham, in his poem on Fletcher's works ! But whither am Istray'd? I need not raise Troplu'es to thee from other men's dispraise : Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built, Nor needs thy jnster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kiniis, who, to secure their reign, Must have their...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 9

Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 476 pages
...excepted. For grave burlesque, however, his imitation of Davenant shews him to have been well qualified. Of his more elevated occasional poems there is perhaps...we have an image that has since been often adopted : * In Grammont's Memoirs many circumstances are related, both of his marriage and his frenzy, very...
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