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... said I , man is but a fhadow , and life a dream . Whilft I was thus mufing , I caft my eyes towards the fummit of a rock that was not far from me , where I dif- covered one in the habit of a fhepherd , with a little musical inftrument ...
... said I , man is but a fhadow , and life a dream . Whilft I was thus mufing , I caft my eyes towards the fummit of a rock that was not far from me , where I dif- covered one in the habit of a fhepherd , with a little musical inftrument ...
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... said he , " forbear ; thou art greater than I , and from thee I have at once deriv . ed humility and wisdom . " I answered , " Mock not thy fervant , who is but as a worm before thee ; life and death are in thy hand , and happiness and ...
... said he , " forbear ; thou art greater than I , and from thee I have at once deriv . ed humility and wisdom . " I answered , " Mock not thy fervant , who is but as a worm before thee ; life and death are in thy hand , and happiness and ...
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... said no more , Notes are often neceffary , but they are neceffary evils . Let him , that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare , and who defires to feel the highest pleasure that the drama can give , read every play from ...
... said no more , Notes are often neceffary , but they are neceffary evils . Let him , that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare , and who defires to feel the highest pleasure that the drama can give , read every play from ...
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Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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