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Page 17
... says of the stone with which Cain slew his brother , I saw him fling the store , as if he meant A : once his murther and his monument . Of the sword taken from Goliah , he says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To cut off his ...
... says of the stone with which Cain slew his brother , I saw him fling the store , as if he meant A : once his murther and his monument . Of the sword taken from Goliah , he says , A sword so great , that it was only fit To cut off his ...
Page 18
... says he , " the poet , with all his care , has not totally purged from pedantry . " If by pedantry is meant that minute knowledge which is derived from parti- cular sciences and studies , in opposition to the general notions supplied by ...
... says he , " the poet , with all his care , has not totally purged from pedantry . " If by pedantry is meant that minute knowledge which is derived from parti- cular sciences and studies , in opposition to the general notions supplied by ...
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... says , that he got by this place seven thousand pounds . dr svonte ( in 9JES # His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini clously collected ,. procured . Of the King's condescension he has given an account in the dedication of his works ...
... says , that he got by this place seven thousand pounds . dr svonte ( in 9JES # His praise of Fanshaw's version of Guarini clously collected ,. procured . Of the King's condescension he has given an account in the dedication of his works ...
Page 27
... says , he cannot be susperteil us , then residing at the French court as ambas- sador from Christiana of Sweden . From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with par ticular diligence studied the language and litera- ture ; and ...
... says , he cannot be susperteil us , then residing at the French court as ambas- sador from Christiana of Sweden . From Paris he hasted into Italy , of which he had with par ticular diligence studied the language and litera- ture ; and ...
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... say a garden - house , i . e . a house situated in a garden , and of which there were , espe- cially in the north ... says , that he taught in Goldsmith's - rents , in Cripplegate parish , behind Redcross - street , where were large ...
... say a garden - house , i . e . a house situated in a garden , and of which there were , espe- cially in the north ... says , that he taught in Goldsmith's - rents , in Cripplegate parish , behind Redcross - street , where were large ...
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