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Joseph Warton. in * Verses to the Imitator of Horace , 1732 . This lady's beauty , wit , genius , and travels , of which the gave an account in a series of elegant and entertaining letters , very ... Verses to the Imitator of Horace, 1732...
Joseph Warton. in * Verses to the Imitator of Horace , 1732 . This lady's beauty , wit , genius , and travels , of which the gave an account in a series of elegant and entertaining letters , very ... Verses to the Imitator of Horace, 1732...
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... verses , replied Boileau . - So much the worse , faid the Priest - And what fort of verfes ? -Satires . - Still worfe and worse , faid the confeffor . And against whom ? - Against those , said Boileau , who make bad verses ; against ...
... verses , replied Boileau . - So much the worse , faid the Priest - And what fort of verfes ? -Satires . - Still worfe and worse , faid the confeffor . And against whom ? - Against those , said Boileau , who make bad verses ; against ...
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... verse that of the foldier of Lucullus , at verse 26 ; and the story of the madman at Argos , * It is difficult , methinks , to read the following words of Voltaire , without feeling a little indignation . " It feems as if the fame caufe ...
... verse that of the foldier of Lucullus , at verse 26 ; and the story of the madman at Argos , * It is difficult , methinks , to read the following words of Voltaire , without feeling a little indignation . " It feems as if the fame caufe ...
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