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... considered as wit which is at once natural and new , that which , though not obvious , is , upon its first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed , to wit of this kind the ...
... considered as wit which is at once natural and new , that which , though not obvious , is , upon its first production , acknowledged to be just ; if it be that which he that never found it wonders how he missed , to wit of this kind the ...
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... considered them as influencing the affairs of men , he does not forbear to hint . The utmost malice of the stars is past.- Now frequent trines the happier lights among , And high - rais'd Jove , from his dark prison freed , Those ...
... considered them as influencing the affairs of men , he does not forbear to hint . The utmost malice of the stars is past.- Now frequent trines the happier lights among , And high - rais'd Jove , from his dark prison freed , Those ...
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... considered as poor . This likewise was granted by the College . It was then considered who should distribute the medicines , and who should settle their prices . The physicians procured some apothecaries to undertake the dispensation ...
... considered as poor . This likewise was granted by the College . It was then considered who should distribute the medicines , and who should settle their prices . The physicians procured some apothecaries to undertake the dispensation ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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