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... write the third part . Epic poems have been left unfinished by Virgil , Statius , Spenser , and Cowley . That we ... writer brought little that could reconcile impa- tience , or attract curiosity . Nothing can be more disgusting than a ...
... write the third part . Epic poems have been left unfinished by Virgil , Statius , Spenser , and Cowley . That we ... writer brought little that could reconcile impa- tience , or attract curiosity . Nothing can be more disgusting than a ...
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... write occasional ver- ses ; one of which amusements was probably his ode or song upon the Embassy to Poland , by which he and Lord Crofts procured a contribu- tion of ten thousand pounds from the Scotch that wandered over that kingdom ...
... write occasional ver- ses ; one of which amusements was probably his ode or song upon the Embassy to Poland , by which he and Lord Crofts procured a contribu- tion of ten thousand pounds from the Scotch that wandered over that kingdom ...
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... writes a cool and plausible answer , in which he endeavours to persuade him , that the delay proceeds not from the ... write the mask of " of " Comus , " limbs to all the antic and dishonest gestures of which was presented at Ludlow ...
... writes a cool and plausible answer , in which he endeavours to persuade him , that the delay proceeds not from the ... write the mask of " of " Comus , " limbs to all the antic and dishonest gestures of which was presented at Ludlow ...
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... write , he per- haps did only what his conscience dictated ; and if he did not very vigilantly watch the in- fluence of his own passions , and the gradual prevalence of opinions , first willingly admitted , and then habitually indulged ...
... write , he per- haps did only what his conscience dictated ; and if he did not very vigilantly watch the in- fluence of his own passions , and the gradual prevalence of opinions , first willingly admitted , and then habitually indulged ...
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... writing was wonderful , in 1649 published " Defensio Regis . " is said , commended the Defence of the People , her ... write a suffi- cient answer ; which he performed ( 1651 ) in such a manner , that Hobbes declared himself unable to ...
... writing was wonderful , in 1649 published " Defensio Regis . " is said , commended the Defence of the People , her ... write a suffi- cient answer ; which he performed ( 1651 ) in such a manner , that Hobbes declared himself unable to ...
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