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Page 249
... believe every word in his observations on Morocco sense . ' In the Empress of Morocco were these lines : ' I'll travel then to some remoter sphere , Till I find out new worlds , and crown you there . On which Dryden made this remark ...
... believe every word in his observations on Morocco sense . ' In the Empress of Morocco were these lines : ' I'll travel then to some remoter sphere , Till I find out new worlds , and crown you there . On which Dryden made this remark ...
Page 329
... believe , there is no example to be found of any correction or improvement made by him after publication . The hasti- ness of his productions might be the effect of necessity ; but his subsequent neglect could hardly have any other ...
... believe , there is no example to be found of any correction or improvement made by him after publication . The hasti- ness of his productions might be the effect of necessity ; but his subsequent neglect could hardly have any other ...
Page 412
... believe , sufficiently disposed to bar all avenues against all danger . When Pope brought him the prologue , which is properly accommodated to the play , there were these words , Britons , arise , be worth like this approved ; meaning ...
... believe , sufficiently disposed to bar all avenues against all danger . When Pope brought him the prologue , which is properly accommodated to the play , there were these words , Britons , arise , be worth like this approved ; meaning ...
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