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Page 169
... attention but that of pride , and drop from any memory but that of resentment . That the quarrel of these two wits should be minutely deduced is not to be expected from a writer to whom , as Homer says , " nothing but rumour has reached ...
... attention but that of pride , and drop from any memory but that of resentment . That the quarrel of these two wits should be minutely deduced is not to be expected from a writer to whom , as Homer says , " nothing but rumour has reached ...
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... attention of the writer , when the image had full possession of his fancy ; but our language having little flexibility , our verses can differ very little in their cadence . The fancied resemblances , I fear , arise sometimes merely ...
... attention of the writer , when the image had full possession of his fancy ; but our language having little flexibility , our verses can differ very little in their cadence . The fancied resemblances , I fear , arise sometimes merely ...
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Samuel Johnson. its choir , its economy , and its income ; his attention to all those that preached in his cathedral , in order to their amendment in pronunciation and style ; as also his remarkable attention to the interest of his ...
Samuel Johnson. its choir , its economy , and its income ; his attention to all those that preached in his cathedral , in order to their amendment in pronunciation and style ; as also his remarkable attention to the interest of his ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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