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... ancient hallow'd Dee , Or Humber loud that keeps the Scythian's name , Or Medway smooth , or royal - towred Thame + . THE poets , both ancient and modern , are obliged to the rivers for some of their most ftriking descriptions . The ...
... ancient hallow'd Dee , Or Humber loud that keeps the Scythian's name , Or Medway smooth , or royal - towred Thame + . THE poets , both ancient and modern , are obliged to the rivers for some of their most ftriking descriptions . The ...
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... ancient or modern , we shall find that they are such , as however adorned and a little diverfified , are yet grounded on true hiftory , and on real matters of fact , Such , for instance , among the ancients , are the ftories , of Jo ...
... ancient or modern , we shall find that they are such , as however adorned and a little diverfified , are yet grounded on true hiftory , and on real matters of fact , Such , for instance , among the ancients , are the ftories , of Jo ...
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... ancient , or of too modern a date . The manners of times very ancient , we fhall bet apt to falfify , as thofe of the Greeks and Romans . And recent events , with which we are thoroughly acquainted , are deprived of the power of ...
... ancient , or of too modern a date . The manners of times very ancient , we fhall bet apt to falfify , as thofe of the Greeks and Romans . And recent events , with which we are thoroughly acquainted , are deprived of the power of ...
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