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... seems more probable that they relate to canonical obedience . I know not any of the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions : but the thoughts of obedience , whether canonical or civil , raised his indignation . His unwillingness to ...
... seems more probable that they relate to canonical obedience . I know not any of the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions : but the thoughts of obedience , whether canonical or civil , raised his indignation . His unwillingness to ...
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... seems to have been peculiarly formed : Let envy then those crimes within you see , From which the happy never must be free ; Envy that does with misery reside , The joy and the revenge of ruin'd pride . Into this poem he seems to have ...
... seems to have been peculiarly formed : Let envy then those crimes within you see , From which the happy never must be free ; Envy that does with misery reside , The joy and the revenge of ruin'd pride . Into this poem he seems to have ...
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... seems to have been Pope's favourite amusement ; for he has carried it further than any former poet . He published likewise a revival , in smoother numbers , of Dr Donne's Satires , which was recommended to him by the Duke of Shrewsbury ...
... seems to have been Pope's favourite amusement ; for he has carried it further than any former poet . He published likewise a revival , in smoother numbers , of Dr Donne's Satires , which was recommended to him by the Duke of Shrewsbury ...
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