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Page 163
... honour to Shakespeare , that in his writing ( whatsoever he penned ) he never blotted out line . My answer hath been , would he had blotted a thousand . Which they thought a malevolent speech . I had not told posterity this , but for ...
... honour to Shakespeare , that in his writing ( whatsoever he penned ) he never blotted out line . My answer hath been , would he had blotted a thousand . Which they thought a malevolent speech . I had not told posterity this , but for ...
Page 207
... honour , who knows not ( that t knows anything ) that in all records of late times of actions chronicled to the ... honour , silenced homebred malcontents , but also settled his kingdoms in peace , commerce , and plenty , the common ...
... honour , who knows not ( that t knows anything ) that in all records of late times of actions chronicled to the ... honour , silenced homebred malcontents , but also settled his kingdoms in peace , commerce , and plenty , the common ...
Page 399
... honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors , and to main- tain your own . I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character . I invoke the genius of the Constitution . From ...
... honour of your lordships to reverence the dignity of your ancestors , and to main- tain your own . I call upon the spirit and humanity of my country to vindicate the national character . I invoke the genius of the Constitution . From ...
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