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... occasion the Virgilian lots , and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle . Some years afterwards , business , ' says Sprat , ' passed of course into other hands ' ; and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in ...
... occasion the Virgilian lots , and to have given some credit to the answer of his oracle . Some years afterwards , business , ' says Sprat , ' passed of course into other hands ' ; and Cowley , being no longer useful at Paris , was in ...
Page 200
... occasion had only administred the opportunity of saying what he had thoroughly considered , which gave a great lustre to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight . There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and ...
... occasion had only administred the opportunity of saying what he had thoroughly considered , which gave a great lustre to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight . There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and ...
Page 366
... occasion , which whetted him to exceed himself as well as others . Nevertheless , he could not , or would not , finish several subjects he undertook ; which may be imputed either to the briskness of his fancy , still hunting after new ...
... occasion , which whetted him to exceed himself as well as others . Nevertheless , he could not , or would not , finish several subjects he undertook ; which may be imputed either to the briskness of his fancy , still hunting after new ...
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