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But on this principle , which is cera tainly a just one , may it not be asked , why he should speak , the scene lying in WindsorForest , of the SULTRY SIRIUS * , of the GRATEFUL CLUSTERS of grapest , of a pipe of reeds I , the antique ...
But on this principle , which is cera tainly a just one , may it not be asked , why he should speak , the scene lying in WindsorForest , of the SULTRY SIRIUS * , of the GRATEFUL CLUSTERS of grapest , of a pipe of reeds I , the antique ...
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Chaucer in 1400 . The Greek tongue was brought into England by William Grocvn . He was fellow of New College in Oxford , and died about the ycar 1520 . speak ! Speak truth , there appears to be little valu- . 66 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
Chaucer in 1400 . The Greek tongue was brought into England by William Grocvn . He was fellow of New College in Oxford , and died about the ycar 1520 . speak ! Speak truth , there appears to be little valu- . 66 ESSAY ON THE GENIUS.
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I wonder Mrs. Oldfield was not suffered to speak it ; for it is superior to that which was used on the occasion . In this taste Garrick has written some , that abound in spirit and drollery . Rowe's genius * was rather delicate and foft ...
I wonder Mrs. Oldfield was not suffered to speak it ; for it is superior to that which was used on the occasion . In this taste Garrick has written some , that abound in spirit and drollery . Rowe's genius * was rather delicate and foft ...
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