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... says of the stone with which Cain slew his brother , I saw him fling the stone , as if he meant At once his murther and his monument . Of the sword taken from Goliah , he says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To take off his ...
... says of the stone with which Cain slew his brother , I saw him fling the stone , as if he meant At once his murther and his monument . Of the sword taken from Goliah , he says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To take off his ...
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... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish Dialect , in itself harsh and barbarous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning ... says , and says truly , is 132 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... says of Spenser , that he wrote no language , but has formed what Butler calls a Babylonish Dialect , in itself harsh and barbarous , but made by exalted genius and extensive learning ... says , and says truly , is 132 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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... says Wood , upon her fortune , having studied the common law , but never practised it . A fortune she had , says his biographer , but it was lost by bad securities . In 1663 was published the first part , containing three cantos , of ...
... says Wood , upon her fortune , having studied the common law , but never practised it . A fortune she had , says his biographer , but it was lost by bad securities . In 1663 was published the first part , containing three cantos , of ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of Oxford world's classics Issues 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1952 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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