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... fometimes indulged himself in poetry . Taylour retates a whimsical ftory of his fchoolmafter Mr. Green , which we fhall here infert upon the authority of Winftanley . " Green loved new milk fo well , that in order to have it new , " he ...
... fometimes indulged himself in poetry . Taylour retates a whimsical ftory of his fchoolmafter Mr. Green , which we fhall here infert upon the authority of Winftanley . " Green loved new milk fo well , that in order to have it new , " he ...
Page 14
... fometimes " falfities ; which is not only to play with holy things , but also to graft in men's minds opini- 66 66 66 66 ons , now and then falfe . These things have " place , especially when we bring in God , or " Chrift fpeaking , or ...
... fometimes " falfities ; which is not only to play with holy things , but also to graft in men's minds opini- 66 66 66 66 ons , now and then falfe . These things have " place , especially when we bring in God , or " Chrift fpeaking , or ...
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... fometimes fpeak " with the foftnefs of an amorous Sappho . I 66 would not be misunderstood , as if I affected " fo much gravity as to be afhamed to be thought " really in love . On the contrary , I cannot " have a good opinion of any ...
... fometimes fpeak " with the foftnefs of an amorous Sappho . I 66 would not be misunderstood , as if I affected " fo much gravity as to be afhamed to be thought " really in love . On the contrary , I cannot " have a good opinion of any ...
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... fometimes by promises , and fometimes by threatning , to bring our author over to their intereft ; but all their at tempts proving fruitlefs , he was committed to a fevere confinement , and with fome difficulty at laft obtained his ...
... fometimes by promises , and fometimes by threatning , to bring our author over to their intereft ; but all their at tempts proving fruitlefs , he was committed to a fevere confinement , and with fome difficulty at laft obtained his ...
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... fometimes raised her voice , in the compofition of feveral plays , of which we shall give fome account when we enumerate his dramatic performances . History is filent as to the means which induced Davenant to quit the Northern army ...
... fometimes raised her voice , in the compofition of feveral plays , of which we shall give fome account when we enumerate his dramatic performances . History is filent as to the means which induced Davenant to quit the Northern army ...
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