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11 In 1697 Garth spoke that which is now called the Harveian Oration * ; which the authors of the Biographia ' mention with more praise than the passage quoted in their notes will fully justify . Garth , speaking of the mischief done by ...
11 In 1697 Garth spoke that which is now called the Harveian Oration * ; which the authors of the Biographia ' mention with more praise than the passage quoted in their notes will fully justify . Garth , speaking of the mischief done by ...
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Dr. Johnson pointed out a pas67 ] the following lines are quoted : - sage in Savage's Wanderer , saying , • False pride ! What vices on our “ These are fine verses . ” “ If ( said conduct steal , he ) I had written with hostility of ...
Dr. Johnson pointed out a pas67 ] the following lines are quoted : - sage in Savage's Wanderer , saying , • False pride ! What vices on our “ These are fine verses . ” “ If ( said conduct steal , he ) I had written with hostility of ...
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The lines that from the heart , as this certainly was , Johnson goes on to quote are quoted have some merit . The poet here a second time , post , SAVAGE , 171 . describes sorrows and misfortunes In one of the advantages of base which ...
The lines that from the heart , as this certainly was , Johnson goes on to quote are quoted have some merit . The poet here a second time , post , SAVAGE , 171 . describes sorrows and misfortunes In one of the advantages of base which ...
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