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To whom thus Eve reply'd , O thou for whom And from whom I was form'd , Flf of thy Flefb , And without whom am to no End , my Guide And Head , what thou haft faid is juft and right . For we to him indeed all Praifes owe , And daily ...
To whom thus Eve reply'd , O thou for whom And from whom I was form'd , Flf of thy Flefb , And without whom am to no End , my Guide And Head , what thou haft faid is juft and right . For we to him indeed all Praifes owe , And daily ...
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| Title | The Spectator: ... The Spectator: |
| Publisher | Phil. Crampton, 1737 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | Sep 21, 2006 |
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