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... supply , are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind . When ... supplies . Nothing can less display knowledge , or less exercise invention , than to tell how a shepherd has lost his ...
... supply , are long ago exhausted ; and its inherent improbability always forces dissatisfaction on the mind . When ... supplies . Nothing can less display knowledge , or less exercise invention , than to tell how a shepherd has lost his ...
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... supply the writer with the rudiments of narration , which he must improve and exalt by a nobler art , must animate by dramatick energy , and diversify by retrospec- tion and anticipation ; morality must teach him the exact bounds , and ...
... supply the writer with the rudiments of narration , which he must improve and exalt by a nobler art , must animate by dramatick energy , and diversify by retrospec- tion and anticipation ; morality must teach him the exact bounds , and ...
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... supplies , Like the red star that fires th ' autumnal skies . But Pallas now Tydides ' soul inspires , Fills with ... supplies , Bright as the star whose fires in Autumn rise ; Her breath divine thick streaming flames supplies , Bright ...
... supplies , Like the red star that fires th ' autumnal skies . But Pallas now Tydides ' soul inspires , Fills with ... supplies , Bright as the star whose fires in Autumn rise ; Her breath divine thick streaming flames supplies , Bright ...
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Introduction | 5 |
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Milton | 15 |
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