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... in this he follows the fteps of Pius V. his predeceffor , of blessed memory , and which threatens with fevere punishments all thofe , who fhall dare to give any disturbance to those bookfellers to whom this privilege is granted .
... in this he follows the fteps of Pius V. his predeceffor , of blessed memory , and which threatens with fevere punishments all thofe , who fhall dare to give any disturbance to those bookfellers to whom this privilege is granted .
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The whimp'ring girl , and hoarfer - screaming boy , Join to the yelping treble , fhrilling cries ; The fcolding quean to louder notes doth rife , And her full pipes thofe fhrilling cries confound ; To her full pipes the grunting hog ...
The whimp'ring girl , and hoarfer - screaming boy , Join to the yelping treble , fhrilling cries ; The fcolding quean to louder notes doth rife , And her full pipes thofe fhrilling cries confound ; To her full pipes the grunting hog ...
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But these perfonages of Obloquy , Slander , Envy and Malice , are not marked with any distinct attributes , they are not thofe living figures * whofe attitudes and behaviour . * Mr. Hume is of opinion , that the perufal of Spenfer ...
But these perfonages of Obloquy , Slander , Envy and Malice , are not marked with any distinct attributes , they are not thofe living figures * whofe attitudes and behaviour . * Mr. Hume is of opinion , that the perufal of Spenfer ...
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Some however have been executed with happiness , and with attention to that fimplicity , that tenderness . of fentiment , and thofe little touches of nature , that conftitute Spenfer's character . I have a peculiar pleasure in ...
Some however have been executed with happiness , and with attention to that fimplicity , that tenderness . of fentiment , and thofe little touches of nature , that conftitute Spenfer's character . I have a peculiar pleasure in ...
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To man that was i ' th ' evening made , Stars gave the first delight ; Admiring in the gloomy fhade , Thofe little drops of light . * Spenfer and Waller were POPE's great favourites , as he told Mr. Spence , in the order they are named ...
To man that was i ' th ' evening made , Stars gave the first delight ; Admiring in the gloomy fhade , Thofe little drops of light . * Spenfer and Waller were POPE's great favourites , as he told Mr. Spence , in the order they are named ...
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| Title | An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Volume 2 An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope, Joseph Warton Volume 2 of An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope. In Two Volumes, Joseph Warton |
| Author | Joseph Warton |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | J. Dodsley, 1782 |
| Original from | University of Lausanne |
| Digitized | 11 Mar 2008 |
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