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... shew , that by studied misconstruction every thing may be equally represented as ridiculous . After so much of Dryden's elegant animadversions , justice requires that something of Settle's should be exhibited . The following ...
... shew , that by studied misconstruction every thing may be equally represented as ridiculous . After so much of Dryden's elegant animadversions , justice requires that something of Settle's should be exhibited . The following ...
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Samuel Johnson. Langbaine's charges of plagiarism should be allowed , shews such facility of composition , such ... shew how rashly satire is applied . It is said that this farce was originally intended against Davenant , who in the ...
Samuel Johnson. Langbaine's charges of plagiarism should be allowed , shews such facility of composition , such ... shew how rashly satire is applied . It is said that this farce was originally intended against Davenant , who in the ...
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Samuel Johnson. arguments , or deceived by a representation which shews only the doubts on one part , and only the ... shew it in its fairest form ; and it must be owned to be a religion of external appearance sufficiently attractive ...
Samuel Johnson. arguments , or deceived by a representation which shews only the doubts on one part , and only the ... shew it in its fairest form ; and it must be owned to be a religion of external appearance sufficiently attractive ...
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