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Page 283
... hands Homer was to fall , the reader cannot but rejoice that this project went no further . The time was now at hand which was to put an end to all his schemes and labours . On the first of May 1701 , having been some time , as he tells ...
... hands Homer was to fall , the reader cannot but rejoice that this project went no further . The time was now at hand which was to put an end to all his schemes and labours . On the first of May 1701 , having been some time , as he tells ...
Page 317
... hand does the calking - iron guide , The rattling mallet with the right they lift . With boiling pitch another near at hand ( From friendly Sweden brought ) the seams instops : Which , well laid o'er , the salt - sea waves withstand ...
... hand does the calking - iron guide , The rattling mallet with the right they lift . With boiling pitch another near at hand ( From friendly Sweden brought ) the seams instops : Which , well laid o'er , the salt - sea waves withstand ...
Page 388
... they put the names of Sancroft , Sprat , Marlborough , Salisbury , and others . The copy of Dr. Sprat's name was obtained by a fictitious request , to which an His hand was answer in his own hand was desired 388 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... they put the names of Sancroft , Sprat , Marlborough , Salisbury , and others . The copy of Dr. Sprat's name was obtained by a fictitious request , to which an His hand was answer in his own hand was desired 388 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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