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For a man of high spirit , conscious of having ( at least in one production ) generally pleased the world , to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are low in every sense : to be forced to drink himself into pains of the body in ...
For a man of high spirit , conscious of having ( at least in one production ) generally pleased the world , to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are low in every sense : to be forced to drink himself into pains of the body in ...
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38 He was now again abandoned to fortune without any other friend than Mr. Wilks , a man who , whatever were his abilities or skill as an actor ' , deserves at least to be remembered for his virtues , which are not often to be found in ...
38 He was now again abandoned to fortune without any other friend than Mr. Wilks , a man who , whatever were his abilities or skill as an actor ' , deserves at least to be remembered for his virtues , which are not often to be found in ...
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124 This must be at least acknowledged , which ought to be thought equivalent to many other excellences , that this poem can promote no other purposes than those of virtue , and that it is written with a very strong sense of the ...
124 This must be at least acknowledged , which ought to be thought equivalent to many other excellences , that this poem can promote no other purposes than those of virtue , and that it is written with a very strong sense of the ...
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