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... true eloquence shall teach , And to just idioms fix our doubtful speech ; That from our writers distant realms may know The thanks we to our monarchs owe , And schools profess our tongue through every land That has invok'd his aid or ...
... true eloquence shall teach , And to just idioms fix our doubtful speech ; That from our writers distant realms may know The thanks we to our monarchs owe , And schools profess our tongue through every land That has invok'd his aid or ...
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... true , he was born in 1672. For the place , it was said by himself , that he owed his nativity to England , and by every body else , that he was born in Ireland . Southern mentioned him , with sharp censure , as a man that meanly ...
... true , he was born in 1672. For the place , it was said by himself , that he owed his nativity to England , and by every body else , that he was born in Ireland . Southern mentioned him , with sharp censure , as a man that meanly ...
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... true delineation of na- tural characters . This , however , was received with more benevolence than any other of his works , and still continues to be acted and applauded . But whatever objections may be made either to his comic or ...
... true delineation of na- tural characters . This , however , was received with more benevolence than any other of his works , and still continues to be acted and applauded . But whatever objections may be made either to his comic or ...
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... true ; but when all reasonable , all credible , allowance is made for this friendly revision , the Author will still retain an ample dividend of praise ; for to him must always be assigned the plan of the work , the distribution of its ...
... true ; but when all reasonable , all credible , allowance is made for this friendly revision , the Author will still retain an ample dividend of praise ; for to him must always be assigned the plan of the work , the distribution of its ...
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... true that re- pugnant coalitions of so high a degree are found but in a part of mankind , yet none of the whole mass , either good or bad , are entirely exempted from some absurd mixture . He about this time ( Aug. 22 , 1716 ) became ...
... true that re- pugnant coalitions of so high a degree are found but in a part of mankind , yet none of the whole mass , either good or bad , are entirely exempted from some absurd mixture . He about this time ( Aug. 22 , 1716 ) became ...
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