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Page 122
... labour . To accumulate such a mass of sentiments at the call of accidental desire , or of sudden necessity , is beyond the reach and power of the most active and comprehensive mind . I am informed by Mr. Thyer of Manchester , the ...
... labour . To accumulate such a mass of sentiments at the call of accidental desire , or of sudden necessity , is beyond the reach and power of the most active and comprehensive mind . I am informed by Mr. Thyer of Manchester , the ...
Page 208
... labour , finding the credit of his author was gone . Now , if he thinks it is re- covered by his Answer , he [ Dryden ] will perhaps go on with his translation ; and this may be , for aught I know , as good an entertainment for him as ...
... labour , finding the credit of his author was gone . Now , if he thinks it is re- covered by his Answer , he [ Dryden ] will perhaps go on with his translation ; and this may be , for aught I know , as good an entertainment for him as ...
Page 227
... labour ; for of labour , notwithstanding the multiplicity of his productions , there is sufficient reason to suspect that he was not a lover . To write con amore , with fondness for the employment , with per- petual touches and ...
... labour ; for of labour , notwithstanding the multiplicity of his productions , there is sufficient reason to suspect that he was not a lover . To write con amore , with fondness for the employment , with per- petual touches and ...
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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