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Page 94
... [ perhaps ] leave something so written to after - times , as they should not willingly let it die ' . ' It appears in all his writings that he had the usual con- comitant of great abilities , a lofty and steady confidence in himself , perhaps ...
... [ perhaps ] leave something so written to after - times , as they should not willingly let it die ' . ' It appears in all his writings that he had the usual con- comitant of great abilities , a lofty and steady confidence in himself , perhaps ...
Page 254
... perhaps others , of which the time cannot be dis- covered . When he had lost all hopes of Sacharissa he looked round him for an easier conquest , and gained a Lady of the family of Bresse , or Breaux ' . The time of his marriage is not ...
... perhaps others , of which the time cannot be dis- covered . When he had lost all hopes of Sacharissa he looked round him for an easier conquest , and gained a Lady of the family of Bresse , or Breaux ' . The time of his marriage is not ...
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... Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer that enriched his language with such variety of models . To him we owe the improvement , perhaps the comple- tion of our metre , the refinement of our language , and much of the correctness of ...
... Perhaps no nation ever produced a writer that enriched his language with such variety of models . To him we owe the improvement , perhaps the comple- tion of our metre , the refinement of our language , and much of the correctness of ...
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