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... once been quoted , by Rymer it has once been praised , and by Dryden , in Mac Flecknoe , it has once been imitated ; nor do I recollect much other notice from its publication till now , in the whole succession of English literature . Of ...
... once been quoted , by Rymer it has once been praised , and by Dryden , in Mac Flecknoe , it has once been imitated ; nor do I recollect much other notice from its publication till now , in the whole succession of English literature . Of ...
Page 249
... once the Indian Emperor , and at another time did he not call himself Maximin ? Was not Lyndaraxa once called Almeria ? I mean under Montezuma the Indian Emperor . I protest and vow they are either the same , or so alike that I cannot ...
... once the Indian Emperor , and at another time did he not call himself Maximin ? Was not Lyndaraxa once called Almeria ? I mean under Montezuma the Indian Emperor . I protest and vow they are either the same , or so alike that I cannot ...
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... once a year , on the night when king William landed . Our quarrel with Lewis has been long over , and it now gratifies neither zeal nor malice to see him painted with aggravated features , like a Saracen upon a sign . The Fair Penitent ...
... once a year , on the night when king William landed . Our quarrel with Lewis has been long over , and it now gratifies neither zeal nor malice to see him painted with aggravated features , like a Saracen upon a sign . The Fair Penitent ...
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