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Page 41
... once been quoted , by Rymer it has once been praised , and by Dryden , in Mac Fleck- noe , it has once been imitated ; nor do I recollect much other notice from its publication till now , in the whole succession of English literature ...
... once been quoted , by Rymer it has once been praised , and by Dryden , in Mac Fleck- noe , it has once been imitated ; nor do I recollect much other notice from its publication till now , in the whole succession of English literature ...
Page 61
... once their originals and themselves . Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His poetical imitation of Tully on ' Old ...
... once their originals and themselves . Denham saw the better way , but has not pursued it with great success . His versions of Virgil are not pleasing ; but they taught Dryden to please better . His poetical imitation of Tully on ' Old ...
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... once beat those without and these within . ' This Almanzor speaks of himself ; and sure for one man to conquer an army within the city , and another without the city , at once , is something difficult ; but this flight is pardonable ...
... once beat those without and these within . ' This Almanzor speaks of himself ; and sure for one man to conquer an army within the city , and another without the city , at once , is something difficult ; but this flight is pardonable ...
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