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Page 67
These expressions are, I find, applied to the subscription of the Articles; but it
seems more probable that they relate to canonical obedience. I know not any of
the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions: but the thoughts of obedience, ...
These expressions are, I find, applied to the subscription of the Articles; but it
seems more probable that they relate to canonical obedience. I know not any of
the Articles which seem to thwart his opinions: but the thoughts of obedience, ...
Page 410
The irregularities in Sir Roger's conduct seem not so much the effects of a mind
deviating from the beaten track of life, by the ... it requires so much nicety to
exhibit, that Addison seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own
design.
The irregularities in Sir Roger's conduct seem not so much the effects of a mind
deviating from the beaten track of life, by the ... it requires so much nicety to
exhibit, that Addison seems to have been deterred from prosecuting his own
design.
Page 440
Oh ! she is found out then, it seems. 'But how to gain admission? for access Is giv'
n to none, but Juba and her brothers. But, raillery apart, why access to Juba? For
he was owned and received as a lover neither by the father nor by the daughter ...
Oh ! she is found out then, it seems. 'But how to gain admission? for access Is giv'
n to none, but Juba and her brothers. But, raillery apart, why access to Juba? For
he was owned and received as a lover neither by the father nor by the daughter ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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