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Page 291
... sometimes contemptuous , sometimes resentful , and sometimes submissive . The writer who thinks his works formed for duration , mistakes his interest when he mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by shewing that he was ...
... sometimes contemptuous , sometimes resentful , and sometimes submissive . The writer who thinks his works formed for duration , mistakes his interest when he mentions his enemies . He degrades his own dignity by shewing that he was ...
Page 344
... sometimes grateful to the reader , and sometimes convenient to the poet . Fenton was of opinion that Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his ...
... sometimes grateful to the reader , and sometimes convenient to the poet . Fenton was of opinion that Dryden was too liberal and Pope too sparing in their use . The rhymes of Dryden are commonly just , and he valued himself for his ...
Page 466
... sometimes as the phantom of a vision , sometimes appears half - veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy , and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of reason . She wears a thousand dresses , and in all ...
... sometimes as the phantom of a vision , sometimes appears half - veiled in an allegory ; sometimes attracts regard in the robes of fancy , and sometimes steps forth in the confidence of reason . She wears a thousand dresses , and in all ...
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