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... firft fees Cartef- munda , his fpeech is poetical , and conceived in the true fpirit of Tragedy . Ha ! who holds my conquering hand ? what power unknown , By magic thus transforms me to a ftatue , Senfelefs of all the faculties of life ...
... firft fees Cartef- munda , his fpeech is poetical , and conceived in the true fpirit of Tragedy . Ha ! who holds my conquering hand ? what power unknown , By magic thus transforms me to a ftatue , Senfelefs of all the faculties of life ...
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... firft , which was written when he was courting his wife , Lucia , the beautiful daughter of William Lord Powis , is introduced by a character , written in profe , of a mistress . The fecond are copies to her after marriage , by the ...
... firft , which was written when he was courting his wife , Lucia , the beautiful daughter of William Lord Powis , is introduced by a character , written in profe , of a mistress . The fecond are copies to her after marriage , by the ...
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... Firft for the plot , ' tis no way intricate By crofs deceits in love , nor so high in state , That we might have given out in our play - bill This day's the Prince , writ by Nick Machiavil . The language too is eafy , fuch as fell ...
... Firft for the plot , ' tis no way intricate By crofs deceits in love , nor so high in state , That we might have given out in our play - bill This day's the Prince , writ by Nick Machiavil . The language too is eafy , fuch as fell ...
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... Firft , and obliged the World with a tranflation of a play out of Latin called , Sophompaneas , or the Hiftory of Jofeph , with Annotations , a Tragedy , printed 4to . Lond . 1640 , and dedicated to the Right Hon . Henry Lord Marquis of ...
... Firft , and obliged the World with a tranflation of a play out of Latin called , Sophompaneas , or the Hiftory of Jofeph , with Annotations , a Tragedy , printed 4to . Lond . 1640 , and dedicated to the Right Hon . Henry Lord Marquis of ...
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... firft who ef- poufed the Royal caufe in verfe , against the Pref- byterians , who perfecuted him in their turn with more solid severity ; for he was ejected , ar foon as the reins of power were in their hands . Dr. Fuller beftows upon ...
... firft who ef- poufed the Royal caufe in verfe , against the Pref- byterians , who perfecuted him in their turn with more solid severity ; for he was ejected , ar foon as the reins of power were in their hands . Dr. Fuller beftows upon ...
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