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Page 123
... perfect - that they fhall neither hunger , nor thirst any more - that all tears fhall be wiped from their eyes that there fhall be neither death , nor forrow , nor pain . " From thefe , and fuch expreffions as thefe , though we cannot ...
... perfect - that they fhall neither hunger , nor thirst any more - that all tears fhall be wiped from their eyes that there fhall be neither death , nor forrow , nor pain . " From thefe , and fuch expreffions as thefe , though we cannot ...
Page 251
... perfect upon that model , that they are more perfect than Menander's were . I fhall make no great difficulty in preferring Plautus to Ariftophanes , for wit and humour , variety of characters , plot and contriv- ance in his plays ...
... perfect upon that model , that they are more perfect than Menander's were . I fhall make no great difficulty in preferring Plautus to Ariftophanes , for wit and humour , variety of characters , plot and contriv- ance in his plays ...
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... perfect mafter of the language he writes in , will let no fitting ornaments and decorations be wanting . His fancy flows in the richeft vein , and gives his pieces fuch lively colours , and fo beau- tiful a complexion , that you would ...
... perfect mafter of the language he writes in , will let no fitting ornaments and decorations be wanting . His fancy flows in the richeft vein , and gives his pieces fuch lively colours , and fo beau- tiful a complexion , that you would ...
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Diversity of Geniuses | 36 |
The Manners of a Bookfeller | 42 |
Epicuruss Character | 48 |
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