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Page 16
... represented as dressing himself in the spoils of PALLAS , whom he had slain . VIRGIL here lets his fable stand still , for the sake of the following remark . " How is the mind of man ignorant of futurity , and unable to bear prosperous ...
... represented as dressing himself in the spoils of PALLAS , whom he had slain . VIRGIL here lets his fable stand still , for the sake of the following remark . " How is the mind of man ignorant of futurity , and unable to bear prosperous ...
Page 17
... 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 easily ...
... 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 easily ...
Page 18
... represented them in their full strength and beauty , without having recourse to these foreign assistances . Our language sunk under him , and was unequal to that greatness of soul , which furnished him with such glorious conceptions . A ...
... represented them in their full strength and beauty , without having recourse to these foreign assistances . Our language sunk under him , and was unequal to that greatness of soul , which furnished him with such glorious conceptions . A ...
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... represented to her the unreasonableness of those daily innovations which she made in my family ; but she told me , I was no longer to consider myself as Sir JOHN ANVIL , but as her husband ; and added with a frown , frown , that I did ...
... represented to her the unreasonableness of those daily innovations which she made in my family ; but she told me , I was no longer to consider myself as Sir JOHN ANVIL , but as her husband ; and added with a frown , frown , that I did ...
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... representing to my mind the image of EMILIA . Who ever beheld the charming EMILIA , without feeling in his breast at once the glow of love , and the tenderness of virtuous friendship ? The unstudied graces of her behaviour , and the ...
... representing to my mind the image of EMILIA . Who ever beheld the charming EMILIA , without feeling in his breast at once the glow of love , and the tenderness of virtuous friendship ? The unstudied graces of her behaviour , and the ...
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