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... considered , upon the whole , as a benefactor to the world ; nor can his personal example do any hurt , since , whoever hears of his faults , will hear of the miseries which they brought upon him , and which would deserve less pity ...
... considered , upon the whole , as a benefactor to the world ; nor can his personal example do any hurt , since , whoever hears of his faults , will hear of the miseries which they brought upon him , and which would deserve less pity ...
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... considered the intermixture of the machinery with the action as his most successful exertion of poetical art . He indeed could never afterwards produce anything of such un- exampled excellence . Those performances which strike with ...
... considered the intermixture of the machinery with the action as his most successful exertion of poetical art . He indeed could never afterwards produce anything of such un- exampled excellence . Those performances which strike with ...
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... considered . considered✓ as useful when it rectifies error and improves judgment ; he that refines the public taste is a public benefactor . The beauties of this poem are well known ; its chief fault is the grossness of its images ...
... considered . considered✓ as useful when it rectifies error and improves judgment ; he that refines the public taste is a public benefactor . The beauties of this poem are well known ; its chief fault is the grossness of its images ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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