Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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... seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own design . To Sir Roger , who , as a country gentleman , appears to be 51 a Tory , or , as it is gently expressed , an adherent to the landed . interest , is opposed Sir Andrew Freeport ...
... seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own design . To Sir Roger , who , as a country gentleman , appears to be 51 a Tory , or , as it is gently expressed , an adherent to the landed . interest , is opposed Sir Andrew Freeport ...
Page 140
... Seems to appear before [ the slaves that watch ] them . " ' Sempronius is , it seems , to pass for Juba in full day at Cato's house , where they were both so very well known , by having Juba's dress and his guards : as if one of the ...
... Seems to appear before [ the slaves that watch ] them . " ' Sempronius is , it seems , to pass for Juba in full day at Cato's house , where they were both so very well known , by having Juba's dress and his guards : as if one of the ...
Page 209
... seems to have been formed at once ; the words did not come till they were called , and were then put by constraint into their places , where they do their duty , but do it sullenly . In his greater compositions there may be found more ...
... seems to have been formed at once ; the words did not come till they were called , and were then put by constraint into their places , where they do their duty , but do it sullenly . In his greater compositions there may be found more ...
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