The Life and Letters of William Cowper, Esq: With Remarks on Epistolary Writers, Volume 2 |
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... whole , Which busy man's inventive brain Toils to anticipate , in vain . Say , Anna , had you never known , The beauties of a rose full blown , Could you , tho ' luminous your eye , By looking on the bud , descry , Or guess , with a ...
... whole , Which busy man's inventive brain Toils to anticipate , in vain . Say , Anna , had you never known , The beauties of a rose full blown , Could you , tho ' luminous your eye , By looking on the bud , descry , Or guess , with a ...
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... whole building , new as it is , seems to be already a ruin . — If a man should hold this language , who could convict him of absurdity ? The Marquis of Rockingham is minister - all the world re- joices , anticipating success in war ...
... whole building , new as it is , seems to be already a ruin . — If a man should hold this language , who could convict him of absurdity ? The Marquis of Rockingham is minister - all the world re- joices , anticipating success in war ...
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... whole with great pleasure , and some of the pieces more than once . I beg you to accept my thankful acknowledgments , and to present my respects to the author , Your most obedient humble servant , B. FRANKLIN . LETTER CXVI . TO JOSEPH ...
... whole with great pleasure , and some of the pieces more than once . I beg you to accept my thankful acknowledgments , and to present my respects to the author , Your most obedient humble servant , B. FRANKLIN . LETTER CXVI . TO JOSEPH ...
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... whole illness . He , you know , though a silent , has been a very steady professor . He indeed fights battles , and gains victories , but makes no noise . Europe is not astonished at his feats , foreign academies do not seek him for a ...
... whole illness . He , you know , though a silent , has been a very steady professor . He indeed fights battles , and gains victories , but makes no noise . Europe is not astonished at his feats , foreign academies do not seek him for a ...
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... whole- somest exercise in the world . As he proceeds , he applauds himself . His discoveries , though eventfully perhaps they prove but dreams , are to him realities . The world gaze at him , as he does at new phænomena in the heavens ...
... whole- somest exercise in the world . As he proceeds , he applauds himself . His discoveries , though eventfully perhaps they prove but dreams , are to him realities . The world gaze at him , as he does at new phænomena in the heavens ...
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