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... Poet . VOLV . D LONDON VDÓ · Printed for G.Robertson N. 221. Piccadilly , J. Cathell , N. 24 , Middle Row Holborn , Lackington No47 and 48 , Chiswell Street Moorfields , and Moss ( Bell & Baudefute Edinburgh , D THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ...
... Poet . VOLV . D LONDON VDÓ · Printed for G.Robertson N. 221. Piccadilly , J. Cathell , N. 24 , Middle Row Holborn , Lackington No47 and 48 , Chiswell Street Moorfields , and Moss ( Bell & Baudefute Edinburgh , D THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ...
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... Poet . VOL . V. LONDON . PRINTED FOR G. ROBERTSON , NO . 221 , PICCADILLY ; J. CUTHELL NO . 24 , MIDDLE - ROW , HOLBORN ; AND MESSRS . BELL BRADEFUTE , EDINBURGH . AND 1793 . L 1 · TO THE EARL OF WHARTON . * MY THE ...
... Poet . VOL . V. LONDON . PRINTED FOR G. ROBERTSON , NO . 221 , PICCADILLY ; J. CUTHELL NO . 24 , MIDDLE - ROW , HOLBORN ; AND MESSRS . BELL BRADEFUTE , EDINBURGH . AND 1793 . L 1 · TO THE EARL OF WHARTON . * MY THE ...
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... Poet ; the rest is spoken either by ADAM or Eve , or by some good or evil Spirit who is engaged , either in their destruction , or defence . From what has been here observed it appears , that digressions are by no means to be allowed of ...
... Poet ; the rest is spoken either by ADAM or Eve , or by some good or evil Spirit who is engaged , either in their destruction , or defence . From what has been here observed it appears , that digressions are by no means to be allowed of ...
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... poet himself represents them as fabulous , as he does in some places , but where he mentions them as truths and matters of fact . The limits of my paper will not give me leave to be particular in instances of this kind ; the reader will ...
... poet himself represents them as fabulous , as he does in some places , but where he mentions them as truths and matters of fact . The limits of my paper will not give me leave to be particular in instances of this kind ; the reader will ...
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... poet , we must allow what I have hinted in a former paper , that it is often too much laboured , and sometimes obscured by old words , transpositions , and foreign idioms . SENECA's objection to the stile of a great author , Riget ejus ...
... poet , we must allow what I have hinted in a former paper , that it is often too much laboured , and sometimes obscured by old words , transpositions , and foreign idioms . SENECA's objection to the stile of a great author , Riget ejus ...
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