Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes |
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... thought , and to be told that he thought wrong . The event of every experiment is foreseen , and therefore the process is not much regarded . Yet the work is far from deserving to be neglected . He that shall peruse it will be able to ...
... thought , and to be told that he thought wrong . The event of every experiment is foreseen , and therefore the process is not much regarded . Yet the work is far from deserving to be neglected . He that shall peruse it will be able to ...
Page 183
... thought trifles a ne- cessary part of life , and perhaps found them necessary to him- self . It seems impossible to ... thought it proper to attempt any work of thought or labour . He was always careful of his money , and was therefore ...
... thought trifles a ne- cessary part of life , and perhaps found them necessary to him- self . It seems impossible to ... thought it proper to attempt any work of thought or labour . He was always careful of his money , and was therefore ...
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... thought to have intro- duced his lovers disguised in a mummy and a crocodile . " This , " says he , 66 was received with loud claps , which in- dicated contempt of the play . " Pope , who was behind the scenes , meeting him as he left ...
... thought to have intro- duced his lovers disguised in a mummy and a crocodile . " This , " says he , 66 was received with loud claps , which in- dicated contempt of the play . " Pope , who was behind the scenes , meeting him as he left ...
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