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... afterwards inserted in a col- lection of pieces relating to the Dunciad , which were addressed by Mr. Savage to the Earl of Middlesex , in a Dedication which he was prevailed upon to sign , though he did not write it , and in which ...
... afterwards inserted in a col- lection of pieces relating to the Dunciad , which were addressed by Mr. Savage to the Earl of Middlesex , in a Dedication which he was prevailed upon to sign , though he did not write it , and in which ...
Page 285
... afterwards ( 1727 ) joined with Swift , who was then in England , to published three volumes of Miscellanies , in which amongst other things he in- serted the Memoirs of a Parish Clerk , in ridicule of Burnet's importance in his own ...
... afterwards ( 1727 ) joined with Swift , who was then in England , to published three volumes of Miscellanies , in which amongst other things he in- serted the Memoirs of a Parish Clerk , in ridicule of Burnet's importance in his own ...
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... afterwards : A mighty maze , but not without a plan : for , if there was no plan , it was in vain to describe or to trace the maze . The other alteration was of these lines : And spite of pride , and in thy reason's spite , One truth is ...
... afterwards : A mighty maze , but not without a plan : for , if there was no plan , it was in vain to describe or to trace the maze . The other alteration was of these lines : And spite of pride , and in thy reason's spite , One truth is ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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