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Page 137
... observation , that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and sprightly if his judgment had been ... observed his instructions ; I am sure my reason is sufficiently convinced both of their truth and usefulness ; which ...
... observation , that his imagination would probably have been more fruitful and sprightly if his judgment had been ... observed his instructions ; I am sure my reason is sufficiently convinced both of their truth and usefulness ; which ...
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... observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please . Sir Martin Marr - all ( 1668 ) is a comedy , published without preface or dedication , and at first without the name of ...
... observed , that what is good only because it pleases , cannot be pronounced good till it has been found to please . Sir Martin Marr - all ( 1668 ) is a comedy , published without preface or dedication , and at first without the name of ...
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... observation , and marked with great acuteness the effects of different modes of life . He was a man in whose presence ... observed by Tickell , that he employed wit on the side of virtue and religion . He not only made the proper use of ...
... observation , and marked with great acuteness the effects of different modes of life . He was a man in whose presence ... observed by Tickell , that he employed wit on the side of virtue and religion . He not only made the proper use of ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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