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... raise , And treat of arts difclos'd in ancient days ; Once more unlock for thee the facred spring . 355 Be this of life the firft , of floth the last . Our barren years are past ; DRYDEN , EDINB . EDITS The gates of Hell are open night ...
... raise , And treat of arts difclos'd in ancient days ; Once more unlock for thee the facred spring . 355 Be this of life the firft , of floth the last . Our barren years are past ; DRYDEN , EDINB . EDITS The gates of Hell are open night ...
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... raise difguft , with an understanding too fee- ble to be dreaded , and too forcible to be defpifed . The other parts of the character are more fubject to variation ; it was former- ly effential to a wit , that half his back fhould be ...
... raise difguft , with an understanding too fee- ble to be dreaded , and too forcible to be defpifed . The other parts of the character are more fubject to variation ; it was former- ly effential to a wit , that half his back fhould be ...
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... raised them to the inten- ded agitation , and of diverting the expecta- tion from an event which we keep fufpended only to raise it , may be fpeciously urged . But will not experience fhew this objection to be rather fubtle than juft ...
... raised them to the inten- ded agitation , and of diverting the expecta- tion from an event which we keep fufpended only to raise it , may be fpeciously urged . But will not experience fhew this objection to be rather fubtle than juft ...
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The danger of attempting wit in converfation | 24 |
An account of fquire Blufter | 32 |
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