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... called wit , is truly judgment . So far Dennis is undoubtedly right ; but not content with argument , he will have a little mirth , and triumphs over the first couplet in terms too elegant to be forgotten . " By the way , what rare ...
... called wit , is truly judgment . So far Dennis is undoubtedly right ; but not content with argument , he will have a little mirth , and triumphs over the first couplet in terms too elegant to be forgotten . " By the way , what rare ...
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... called the Prologue to the Satires , is a performance consisting , as it seems , of many fragments wrought into one design , which by this union of scattered beauties contains more striking paragraphs than could probably have been ...
... called the Prologue to the Satires , is a performance consisting , as it seems , of many fragments wrought into one design , which by this union of scattered beauties contains more striking paragraphs than could probably have been ...
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... called Fenton and Broome to his assistance ; and taking only half the work upon himself , divided the other half between his partners , giving four books to Fenton , and eight to Broome . Fenton's books I have enumerated in his Life ...
... called Fenton and Broome to his assistance ; and taking only half the work upon himself , divided the other half between his partners , giving four books to Fenton , and eight to Broome . Fenton's books I have enumerated in his Life ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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