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Page 123
... censure of extravagance . The appearances of nature , and the occurrences of life , did not satiate his appetite of ... censured , as not being always used with notice of their vanity ; but they contribute variety to the narration ...
... censure of extravagance . The appearances of nature , and the occurrences of life , did not satiate his appetite of ... censured , as not being always used with notice of their vanity ; but they contribute variety to the narration ...
Page 130
... censured , and at last bear so little proportion to the whole , that they scarcely deserve the attention of a critick . Such are the faults of that wonderful performance Paradise Lost ; which he who can put in balance with its beauties ...
... censured , and at last bear so little proportion to the whole , that they scarcely deserve the attention of a critick . Such are the faults of that wonderful performance Paradise Lost ; which he who can put in balance with its beauties ...
Page 282
... censure , beginning thus : But what remains will be so pure , ' twill bear Th ' examination of the most severe . Blackmore , finding the censure resented , and the civility disregarded , ungenerously omitted the softer part . Such ...
... censure , beginning thus : But what remains will be so pure , ' twill bear Th ' examination of the most severe . Blackmore , finding the censure resented , and the civility disregarded , ungenerously omitted the softer part . Such ...
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