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Page 143
... once . This he as volubly wou'd vent As if his ftock wou'd ne'er be spent ; And truly to fupport that charge , He had fupplies as vaft and large ; For he could coin or counterfeit New words with little or no wit ; Words fo debas'd and ...
... once . This he as volubly wou'd vent As if his ftock wou'd ne'er be spent ; And truly to fupport that charge , He had fupplies as vaft and large ; For he could coin or counterfeit New words with little or no wit ; Words fo debas'd and ...
Page 302
... Once more the flies to pray'rs and tears , to move Th ' obdurate prince ; and anger melts to love ; Tries all her fuppliant female arts again Before her death ; but tries ' em all in vain : Sifter , behold , from every fide they pour ...
... Once more the flies to pray'rs and tears , to move Th ' obdurate prince ; and anger melts to love ; Tries all her fuppliant female arts again Before her death ; but tries ' em all in vain : Sifter , behold , from every fide they pour ...
Page 328
... once more was either like To meet fo great a foe : and now great deeds Had been atchiev'd , whereof all hell had rung , Had not the fnaky forceress that fat Faft by hell - gate , and kept the fatal key , Ris'n , and with hideous outcry ...
... once more was either like To meet fo great a foe : and now great deeds Had been atchiev'd , whereof all hell had rung , Had not the fnaky forceress that fat Faft by hell - gate , and kept the fatal key , Ris'n , and with hideous outcry ...
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