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... says Sprat , to relate , " That he had this defect in his memory at that time , that his teachers never could bring it to retain the ordinary rules of grammar . ” This is an instance of the natural desire of man to propagate a wonder ...
... says Sprat , to relate , " That he had this defect in his memory at that time , that his teachers never could bring it to retain the ordinary rules of grammar . ” This is an instance of the natural desire of man to propagate a wonder ...
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... says he , " is the only thing now in which we are vitally concerned : I am one of the last hopers , and yet cannot now ab- stain from believing , that an agreement will be made ; all people upon the place incline to that of union . The ...
... says he , " is the only thing now in which we are vitally concerned : I am one of the last hopers , and yet cannot now ab- stain from believing , that an agreement will be made ; all people upon the place incline to that of union . The ...
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... says Wood , " by certain persons , enemies to the muses . " " The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of " The Guardian " for the stage , he ...
... says Wood , " by certain persons , enemies to the muses . " " The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of " The Guardian " for the stage , he ...
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... say , my thanks I have forgot , Nor trust I this with hopes ; and yet scarce true This bravery is , since these ... ( says story ) I loved you , For which you call me most inconstant now ; Pardon me , Madam , you mistake the man ; For ...
... say , my thanks I have forgot , Nor trust I this with hopes ; and yet scarce true This bravery is , since these ... ( says story ) I loved you , For which you call me most inconstant now ; Pardon me , Madam , you mistake the man ; For ...
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... says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To cut off his great head that came with it . Other poets describe death by some of its com- mon appearances . Cowley says , with a learned allusion to sepulchral lamps , real or fabulous ...
... says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To cut off his great head that came with it . Other poets describe death by some of its com- mon appearances . Cowley says , with a learned allusion to sepulchral lamps , real or fabulous ...
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Addison Æneid afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censure character Charles Dryden composition considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence Dryden Duke Dunciad Earl elegance endeavoured English English poetry Essay excellence faults favour friends genius Georgics honour Hudibras Iliad images imagination imitation kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Halifax ment mentioned Milton mind nature never night Night Thoughts nihil numbers observed occasion once opinion panegyric Paradise Lost passage passion performance perhaps Pindar play pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise published Queen racter reader reason received remarks reputation rhyme satire Savage says seems sent sentiments sometimes supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thing thought tion told tragedy translation verses Virgil virtue Waller whigs write written wrote Young