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... seems to be , in its genuine state , a narrative in which beings irrational , and sometimes inanimate , arbores loquuntur , non tantum ferę , are , for the purpose of moral instruction , feigned to act and speak with human interests and ...
... seems to be , in its genuine state , a narrative in which beings irrational , and sometimes inanimate , arbores loquuntur , non tantum ferę , are , for the purpose of moral instruction , feigned to act and speak with human interests and ...
Page 192
... seems to have been Pope's favourite amusement , for he has carried it farther than any former poet . He published likewise a revival , in smoother numbers , of Dr. Donne's Satires , which was recommended to him by the Duke of Shrewsbury ...
... seems to have been Pope's favourite amusement , for he has carried it farther than any former poet . He published likewise a revival , in smoother numbers , of Dr. Donne's Satires , which was recommended to him by the Duke of Shrewsbury ...
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... seems to be of an opinion not very uncommon in the world , that to want money is to want everything . Next to the pleasure of contemplating his possessions seems to be that of enumerating the men of high rank with whom he was acquainted ...
... seems to be of an opinion not very uncommon in the world , that to want money is to want everything . Next to the pleasure of contemplating his possessions seems to be that of enumerating the men of high rank with whom he was acquainted ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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