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Page 182
... effect . Port- land sent ( June 29 ) a letter to the Lords , to tell them , that he ' is in custody , as he ... effects of Mr. Waller's threats , by a long and close imprisonment ; but may be speedily brought to a legal trial , and then ...
... effect . Port- land sent ( June 29 ) a letter to the Lords , to tell them , that he ' is in custody , as he ... effects of Mr. Waller's threats , by a long and close imprisonment ; but may be speedily brought to a legal trial , and then ...
Page 307
... effect of diligence , and added facility to exactness . Rhyme has been so long banished from the theatre , that we know not its effect upon the passions of an audience ; but it has this convenience , that sentences stand more ...
... effect of diligence , and added facility to exactness . Rhyme has been so long banished from the theatre , that we know not its effect upon the passions of an audience ; but it has this convenience , that sentences stand more ...
Page 323
... effect ; the crown therefore could not reasonably be divided . In a general survey of Dryden's labours , he appears to have a mind very comprehensive by nature , and much enriched with acquired knowledge . His compositions are the effects ...
... effect ; the crown therefore could not reasonably be divided . In a general survey of Dryden's labours , he appears to have a mind very comprehensive by nature , and much enriched with acquired knowledge . His compositions are the effects ...
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