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Page 40
... less celebrated than L'Allegro and Il Penferofo , which are now univerfally known ; but which by a strange fatality lay in a fort of obscurity , the private enjoyment of a few curious readers , till they were set to admirable music by ...
... less celebrated than L'Allegro and Il Penferofo , which are now univerfally known ; but which by a strange fatality lay in a fort of obscurity , the private enjoyment of a few curious readers , till they were set to admirable music by ...
Page 144
... less an author than the celebrated Le Sage * . The book is not fo contemptible as fome authors infinuate ; it was well received in France , and abounds in many ftrokes of humour and character worthy Cervantes himself . The brevity to ...
... less an author than the celebrated Le Sage * . The book is not fo contemptible as fome authors infinuate ; it was well received in France , and abounds in many ftrokes of humour and character worthy Cervantes himself . The brevity to ...
Page 237
... less pleasing , though less glorious care ; To fave the powder from too rough a gale , Nor let th ' imprison'd effences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flow ́rs , To steal from rainbows , ere they drop in show'rs , A ...
... less pleasing , though less glorious care ; To fave the powder from too rough a gale , Nor let th ' imprison'd effences exhale ; To draw fresh colours from the vernal flow ́rs , To steal from rainbows , ere they drop in show'rs , A ...
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