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Page 144
... sense , that , by my stuff , people may judge the better what his is : Great Boy , thy tragedy and sculptures done From press , and plates in fleets do homeward come : And in ridiculous and humble pride , Their course in ballad ...
... sense , that , by my stuff , people may judge the better what his is : Great Boy , thy tragedy and sculptures done From press , and plates in fleets do homeward come : And in ridiculous and humble pride , Their course in ballad ...
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... sense , unless it relate to a circular motion about a globe , in which sense the astronomers use it . I would desire him to expound these lines in Granada : ' I'll to the turrets of the palace go , And add new fire to those that fight ...
... sense , unless it relate to a circular motion about a globe , in which sense the astronomers use it . I would desire him to expound these lines in Granada : ' I'll to the turrets of the palace go , And add new fire to those that fight ...
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... sense in some sort positive . Nothing can be subject only in its positive sense , and such a sense is given it in the first line : Nothing , thou elder brother ev'n to shade . In this line , I know not whether he does not allude to a ...
... sense in some sort positive . Nothing can be subject only in its positive sense , and such a sense is given it in the first line : Nothing , thou elder brother ev'n to shade . In this line , I know not whether he does not allude to a ...
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