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... original to the fame of Petrarch , who , in an age rude and uncultivated , by his tuneful homage to his Laura , refined the manners of the lettered world , and filled Europe with love and poetry . But the basis of all excellence is ...
... original to the fame of Petrarch , who , in an age rude and uncultivated , by his tuneful homage to his Laura , refined the manners of the lettered world , and filled Europe with love and poetry . But the basis of all excellence is ...
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... original import means exility of particles , is taken in its metaphorical mean- ing for nicety of distinction . Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty , could have little hope of greatness ; for great things cannot have escaped ...
... original import means exility of particles , is taken in its metaphorical mean- ing for nicety of distinction . Those writers who lay on the watch for novelty , could have little hope of greatness ; for great things cannot have escaped ...
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... original sin , Such charms thy beauty wears , as might Desires in dying confest saints excite . Thou with strange adultery Dost in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake all men do lust for thee , And some enjoy thee when they sleep . The ...
... original sin , Such charms thy beauty wears , as might Desires in dying confest saints excite . Thou with strange adultery Dost in each breast a brothel keep ; Awake all men do lust for thee , And some enjoy thee when they sleep . The ...
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... original in elegance , and the conclusion below it in strength . The connexion is supplied with great perspicuity ; and thoughts , which to a reader of less skill seem thrown together by chance , are concatenated without any abruption ...
... original in elegance , and the conclusion below it in strength . The connexion is supplied with great perspicuity ; and thoughts , which to a reader of less skill seem thrown together by chance , are concatenated without any abruption ...
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... original new moon , her tender forehead and her horns , is superadded by his para- phrast , who has many other plays of words and fancy unsuit- able to the original , as - The table , free for ev'ry guest , No doubt will thee admit ...
... original new moon , her tender forehead and her horns , is superadded by his para- phrast , who has many other plays of words and fancy unsuit- able to the original , as - The table , free for ev'ry guest , No doubt will thee admit ...
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