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... opinions were given , to proceed immediately on the busi- ness . Accordingly a meeting was of held , consisting of about forty of the most respectable booksellers London , when it was agreed that an elegant and uniform edition of The ...
... opinions were given , to proceed immediately on the busi- ness . Accordingly a meeting was of held , consisting of about forty of the most respectable booksellers London , when it was agreed that an elegant and uniform edition of The ...
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... opinion ] . The Scotch will moderate something [ some- what ] of the rigour of their demands ; the mutual necessity of an accord is visible , the King is persuaded of it [ , and all mankind but two or three mighty tender consciences ...
... opinion ] . The Scotch will moderate something [ some- what ] of the rigour of their demands ; the mutual necessity of an accord is visible , the King is persuaded of it [ , and all mankind but two or three mighty tender consciences ...
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... opinion concerning Manna : " Variety I ask not : give me one To live perpetually upon . The person Love does to us fit , Like manna , has the taste of all in it . ' . Thus Donne shews his medicinal knowledge in some encomias- 68 tick ...
... opinion concerning Manna : " Variety I ask not : give me one To live perpetually upon . The person Love does to us fit , Like manna , has the taste of all in it . ' . Thus Donne shews his medicinal knowledge in some encomias- 68 tick ...
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... opinions 97 from which they drew their illustrations were true ; it was enough that they were popular . Bacon remarks ... opinion in similitudes and ornaments LIVES OF POETS . I D of speech , it is never called down . ' Advancement of ...
... opinions 97 from which they drew their illustrations were true ; it was enough that they were popular . Bacon remarks ... opinion in similitudes and ornaments LIVES OF POETS . I D of speech , it is never called down . ' Advancement of ...
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... opinions , which discover no irreverence of religion , must defend him ; but that the accusation of lasciviousness is unjust , the perusal of his works will sufficiently evince2 . Cowley's Mistress has no power of seduction 3 ; she ...
... opinions , which discover no irreverence of religion , must defend him ; but that the accusation of lasciviousness is unjust , the perusal of his works will sufficiently evince2 . Cowley's Mistress has no power of seduction 3 ; she ...
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