Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 8Americana Corporation, 1965 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 138
... died after a few years . To it , however , we owe two of Cowper's best - known poems : the humorous ballad John Gilpin ( 1782 ) , his most famous work but of no great conse- quence , and The Task , his masterpiece . The Task is a long ...
... died after a few years . To it , however , we owe two of Cowper's best - known poems : the humorous ballad John Gilpin ( 1782 ) , his most famous work but of no great conse- quence , and The Task , his masterpiece . The Task is a long ...
Page 506
... died in England . He On DAVIES , SIR John , English poet and law- yer : b . Tisbury , Wiltshire , England , baptized April 16 , 1569 ; d . London , Dec. 8 , 1626 . served James I as a zealous officer of the crown in the effort to ...
... died in England . He On DAVIES , SIR John , English poet and law- yer : b . Tisbury , Wiltshire , England , baptized April 16 , 1569 ; d . London , Dec. 8 , 1626 . served James I as a zealous officer of the crown in the effort to ...
Page 711
... died . Kean be- came manager and later married his former part- ner's widow . He directed the business until 1809. Useful wares were the chief production and followed the prevailing neo - classic style . Then , because of dissension ...
... died . Kean be- came manager and later married his former part- ner's widow . He directed the business until 1809. Useful wares were the chief production and followed the prevailing neo - classic style . Then , because of dissension ...
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