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... gives both pleasure and edification , and hence his worth . The in- clusion of Sackville , Earl of Dorset , in the list ... give . It is a far cry from his greatest to his least ; but between the extremes stands a long row of poets who ...
... gives both pleasure and edification , and hence his worth . The in- clusion of Sackville , Earl of Dorset , in the list ... give . It is a far cry from his greatest to his least ; but between the extremes stands a long row of poets who ...
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... gives him that pedantic ostentation of knowledge which has no relation to chivalry , and loads him with martial ... give occasion , like his attack upon the bear and fiddle , to expose the ridiculous rigour of the sectaries ; like ...
... gives him that pedantic ostentation of knowledge which has no relation to chivalry , and loads him with martial ... give occasion , like his attack upon the bear and fiddle , to expose the ridiculous rigour of the sectaries ; like ...
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Samuel Johnson. him may be transferred the praise which he gives his master Charles : His conversation , wit , and parts , His knowledge in the noblest useful arts , Were such , dead authors could not give , But habitudes of those that ...
Samuel Johnson. him may be transferred the praise which he gives his master Charles : His conversation , wit , and parts , His knowledge in the noblest useful arts , Were such , dead authors could not give , But habitudes of those that ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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