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Page 42
... Thought fit to drown him in her tears : Elfe might th ' ambitious nymph afpire , To fet , like him , the world on fire . His Let not this ftrained affectation of striving to be witty upon all occafions , be thought exaggerated , or a ...
... Thought fit to drown him in her tears : Elfe might th ' ambitious nymph afpire , To fet , like him , the world on fire . His Let not this ftrained affectation of striving to be witty upon all occafions , be thought exaggerated , or a ...
Page 332
... thought of a noble paffage in Lucretius , book v . line 1185 . In cœloque , Deum fedes , & templa locârunt , Per cœlum volvi quia fol , & luna videntur : Luna , dies , & nox , & noctis figna ferena , Noctivagæque faces coeli , flammæque ...
... thought of a noble paffage in Lucretius , book v . line 1185 . In cœloque , Deum fedes , & templa locârunt , Per cœlum volvi quia fol , & luna videntur : Luna , dies , & nox , & noctis figna ferena , Noctivagæque faces coeli , flammæque ...
Page 347
... thought , I guess ; and with their leave will tell the fault * . Yet think , great Sir ! fo many virtues shown , Ah , think what poet beft may make them known ! Or chufe at least some minister of grace , Fit to beftow the Laureat's ...
... thought , I guess ; and with their leave will tell the fault * . Yet think , great Sir ! fo many virtues shown , Ah , think what poet beft may make them known ! Or chufe at least some minister of grace , Fit to beftow the Laureat's ...
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