| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Homer, Dante, and Milton. | 1 |
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| “Three poets, in three distant ages born, |
| Greece, Italy, and England did adorn; |
| The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, |
| The next in majesty; in both the last; |
| The force of nature could no farther go, |
| To make a third, she joined the other two.” | |
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Dryden: A Tablet to the Memory of John Milton (St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside). |
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 It was originally in the church of All Hallows, Bread Street. | 2 |
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