Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Spenser” in chapter 2, page 160 of James Russell Lowell, Among my books:
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The passage I have italicized is most likely an extract, and reminds one of the long-breathed periods of Milton.
Drummond of Hawthornden tells us, he [Ben Jonson] hath by heart some verses of Spenser 's Calendar, about wine, between Coline and Percye (Cuddie and Piers). These verses are in this eclogue, and are worth quoting both as having the approval of dear old Ben, the best
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