 I found everywhere there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees, with the tinkling of the rhyme and dance of the numbers, so that I think I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet...  A new and general biographical dictionary - Page 488de New and general biographical dictionary - 1761Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1761 - 614 pages
...lie Spencer's works. This I happened to fall " upon, and was infinitely delighted with the (lories of the " knights, and giants, and monfters, and brave...that I think I had read him all over, before I was Cowry's " twelve years old, and was thus made a poet as immedifpl. n. Svo. j n tne y ear 16^3, when... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...and giants, and monllers, and brave houfes, which I found every where there (though my underftanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees,...that, I think, I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet asimmediately as a child is made an eunuch. With thefe affecYions... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 298 pages
...monfters, ••'actf "brave houfe's, which I found every 'where there (though my underftanding jfi.arJ little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees, with...I think, •I"' had read him all over before I was twelve •years old, and was thus made a poet as immediately as a child is made an eunuch. With thefe... | |
 | 1798 - 604 pages
...knightf, and giants, and monitors, and brave houles, which I found every where, though my nndcrllanding had little to do with all this, and by degrees with the tinkling of the rhime, and dance of the numbers : fo that I think I had lead him all over before I was i 2 years old.... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which I found every-where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees,...the tinkling of the rhyme and dance of the numbers ; so that, I think, I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...giants, and moustcrs, and brave houses, •which I found every where there : (though my un- " derstanding had little to do with all this) and by degrees, with...the tinkling of the rhyme, and dance of the numbers, so that I think I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet as... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...giants, and monsters, and brave houses. which 1 found every where there : (though my un-i dei-standing had little to do with all this) and by degrees, with the tinkling of the rhymet and dance of the numbers, so that I think I had read him all over before I was twelve years... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which 1 found every where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and by degrees with...the tinkling of the rhyme and dance of the numbers; so that I think I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet before... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...and giants, and monsters, and brave houses, which I found every-where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this) ; and, by degrees,...the tinkling of the rhyme and dance of the numbers ; so that, I think, I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...houses, which 1 found every where there (though my understanding had little to do with all this ;) an, I, by degrees, with the tinkling of the rhyme and dance of the numbers ; so that, I think, I had read him all over before I was twelve years old, and was thus made a poet... | |
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