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Page 95
... never to his satisfaction , though he courted his fancy never so much ; so that , in all the years he was about this poem , he may be said to have spent half his time therein . ' Upon this relation Toland remarks , that in his opinion ...
... never to his satisfaction , though he courted his fancy never so much ; so that , in all the years he was about this poem , he may be said to have spent half his time therein . ' Upon this relation Toland remarks , that in his opinion ...
Page 437
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh ! yes , very cautious : for if Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
... never have talked at this foolish rate so near : ' Gods ! thou must be cautious . Oh ! yes , very cautious : for if Cato should overhear you , and turn you off for politicians , Caesar would never take you ; no , Caesar would never take ...
Page 449
... never feeble , and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy ...
... never feeble , and he did not wish to be energetick ; he is never rapid , and he never stagnates . His sentences have neither studied amplitude , nor affected brevity : his periods , though not diligently rounded , are voluble and easy ...
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