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The philosophy of the poems might be comprised in very small space ; their real value consists in their poetical beauties , their finely - drawn characters , rich imagery , taste , and moral reflection . ] the poem vooer ir 3 EPISTLE I.
The philosophy of the poems might be comprised in very small space ; their real value consists in their poetical beauties , their finely - drawn characters , rich imagery , taste , and moral reflection . ] the poem vooer ir 3 EPISTLE I.
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Duncombe had been a rich goldsmith in Lombard Street . Warton says , that Sir William Bateman “ used those very words , " assigned to Euclio on his death - bed ; and the critic adds - " No comic nor satiric writer has ever carried his ...
Duncombe had been a rich goldsmith in Lombard Street . Warton says , that Sir William Bateman “ used those very words , " assigned to Euclio on his death - bed ; and the critic adds - " No comic nor satiric writer has ever carried his ...
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... thereby staining with blood the rich and costly furniture ! The Duke and Lord Mohun had quarrelled about a lawsuit depending in the Court of Chancery , and political differences exasperated their dislike of each other .
... thereby staining with blood the rich and costly furniture ! The Duke and Lord Mohun had quarrelled about a lawsuit depending in the Court of Chancery , and political differences exasperated their dislike of each other .
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19 A Roman lawyer , so rich as to purchase the em when it was set sale upon the death of Pertinax . 20 The two persons here mentioned were of quality , each of whom in the Mississipi despised to realize above three hundred thousand ...
19 A Roman lawyer , so rich as to purchase the em when it was set sale upon the death of Pertinax . 20 The two persons here mentioned were of quality , each of whom in the Mississipi despised to realize above three hundred thousand ...
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His court with nettles , moats with cresses stored , With soups unbought and salads blessed his board ? 22 If Cotta lived on pulse , it was no more Than Brahmins , saints , and sages did before ; To cram the rich was prodigal expense ...
His court with nettles , moats with cresses stored , With soups unbought and salads blessed his board ? 22 If Cotta lived on pulse , it was no more Than Brahmins , saints , and sages did before ; To cram the rich was prodigal expense ...
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