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Page 6
... occasion the Virgilian lots , and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle . Some years afterwards , ' business , ' says Sprat , ' passed of course into other hands ' ; and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in ...
... occasion the Virgilian lots , and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle . Some years afterwards , ' business , ' says Sprat , ' passed of course into other hands ' ; and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in ...
Page 192
... occasion had only administered the opportunity of saying what he had thoroughly considered , which gave a great lustre to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight . There needs no more be said to extol the excellence ...
... occasion had only administered the opportunity of saying what he had thoroughly considered , which gave a great lustre to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight . There needs no more be said to extol the excellence ...
Page 357
... occasion , I have not heard any thing memorable . As his years advanced , he advanced in reputation : for he continued to cultivate his mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April ...
... occasion , I have not heard any thing memorable . As his years advanced , he advanced in reputation : for he continued to cultivate his mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April ...
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