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Page 141
... forming the character of Hudibras , and describing is person and habiliments , the author seems to labour ith a ... formed , or in what manner he would have rewarded or punished his hero , it is now vain to conjecture . His BUTLER 141.
... forming the character of Hudibras , and describing is person and habiliments , the author seems to labour ith a ... formed , or in what manner he would have rewarded or punished his hero , it is now vain to conjecture . His BUTLER 141.
Page 271
... formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince . He considered the epick as necessarily including some kind of super- natural agency , and had imagined a new kind of contest between the guardian angels ...
... formed to write an epick poem on the actions either of Arthur or the Black Prince . He considered the epick as necessarily including some kind of super- natural agency , and had imagined a new kind of contest between the guardian angels ...
Page 387
... formed , and his materials immethodically confused . This was his last work . He died Jan. 18 , 1717-18 , and was buried at Harrow - on - the - Hill . His personal character seems to have been social and liberal . He communicated ...
... formed , and his materials immethodically confused . This was his last work . He died Jan. 18 , 1717-18 , and was buried at Harrow - on - the - Hill . His personal character seems to have been social and liberal . He communicated ...
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