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... labour in the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from Love for Love , and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen . " Sir Samps . - Sampson's a very good name ; for ...
... labour in the reformation of the theatre . Of the powers by which this important victory was achieved , a quotation from Love for Love , and the remark upon it , may afford a specimen . " Sir Samps . - Sampson's a very good name ; for ...
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... labours , by the Gods be all your labours crown'd ; So may the Gods your arms with conquest bless , And Troy's proud walls lie level with the ground ; Till laid And crown your labours with desir'd success ; May Jove restore you , when ...
... labours , by the Gods be all your labours crown'd ; So may the Gods your arms with conquest bless , And Troy's proud walls lie level with the ground ; Till laid And crown your labours with desir'd success ; May Jove restore you , when ...
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... labour , and to mend them was his last . From his attention to poetry he was never diverted . If conversation offered anything that could be improved , he committed it to paper ; if a thought , or perhaps an expression more happy than ...
... labour , and to mend them was his last . From his attention to poetry he was never diverted . If conversation offered anything that could be improved , he committed it to paper ; if a thought , or perhaps an expression more happy than ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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