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Page 182
... tell him that I was not the author ; and therefore I tell you , Mr. Bettesworth , that I am not the author of these lines . " an- Bettesworth was so little satisfied with this account , that he publicly professed his resolution of a ...
... tell him that I was not the author ; and therefore I tell you , Mr. Bettesworth , that I am not the author of these lines . " an- Bettesworth was so little satisfied with this account , that he publicly professed his resolution of a ...
Page 218
... tell the King ' tis giv'n him to destroy Declare ev'n now The lofty walls of wide - extended Troy ; tow'rs For now no more the Gods with fate contend ; At Juno's suit the heavenly factions end . Destruction hovers o'er yon devoted wall ...
... tell the King ' tis giv'n him to destroy Declare ev'n now The lofty walls of wide - extended Troy ; tow'rs For now no more the Gods with fate contend ; At Juno's suit the heavenly factions end . Destruction hovers o'er yon devoted wall ...
Page 310
... telling them how the sweat of his distress had so disordered his wig , that he could not come till he had been refitted ... tell the success . When the public murmured at the unkind treatment of Thomson , one of the ministerial writers ...
... telling them how the sweat of his distress had so disordered his wig , that he could not come till he had been refitted ... tell the success . When the public murmured at the unkind treatment of Thomson , one of the ministerial writers ...
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