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Page 44
The fable is plainly implex , formed rather from the Odyssey than the Iliad ; and many artifices of diversification are employed , with the skill of a man acquainted with the best models . The past is recalled by narration , and the ...
The fable is plainly implex , formed rather from the Odyssey than the Iliad ; and many artifices of diversification are employed , with the skill of a man acquainted with the best models . The past is recalled by narration , and the ...
Page 141
In forming the character of Hudibras , and describing his person and habiliments , the author seems to labour with a tumultuous confusion of dissimilar ideas . He had read the history of the mock knights - errant ; he knew the notions ...
In forming the character of Hudibras , and describing his person and habiliments , the author seems to labour with a tumultuous confusion of dissimilar ideas . He had read the history of the mock knights - errant ; he knew the notions ...
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He formed , ' said Tonson , ' the design of getting that lady , from the time when he was first recommended into the family . ' In what part of his life he obtained the recommendation , or how long , and in what manner he lived in the ...
He formed , ' said Tonson , ' the design of getting that lady , from the time when he was first recommended into the family . ' In what part of his life he obtained the recommendation , or how long , and in what manner he lived in the ...
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