St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature: Volume 3, Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1160-1798)The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century. |
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... tell what rules he did it by . Hebrew roots elements of man's basic original language circumcised as if a Hebrew claps venereal diseases owl symbolically , wise - seeming fool syllogism logical form of argument trope figure of speech 90 ...
... tell what rules he did it by . Hebrew roots elements of man's basic original language circumcised as if a Hebrew claps venereal diseases owl symbolically , wise - seeming fool syllogism logical form of argument trope figure of speech 90 ...
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... tell what hour o ' the day The clock does strike , by algebra . Besides he was a shrewd philosopher , And had read every text and gloss over : Whate'er the crabbedest author hath , He understood by implicit faith ; Whatever sceptic ...
... tell what hour o ' the day The clock does strike , by algebra . Besides he was a shrewd philosopher , And had read every text and gloss over : Whate'er the crabbedest author hath , He understood by implicit faith ; Whatever sceptic ...
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... tell in what degree it lies , And , as he was disposed , could prove it Below the moon , or else above it ; What Adam dreamt of when his bride Came from her closet in his side ; Whether the devil tempted her By a High Dutch interpreter ...
... tell in what degree it lies , And , as he was disposed , could prove it Below the moon , or else above it ; What Adam dreamt of when his bride Came from her closet in his side ; Whether the devil tempted her By a High Dutch interpreter ...
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... telling them that they seemed confederates , and should be made partakers of their misfortunes . The other replied that for aught they could see , the men were quiet , and sober , and intended nobody any harm ; and that there were many ...
... telling them that they seemed confederates , and should be made partakers of their misfortunes . The other replied that for aught they could see , the men were quiet , and sober , and intended nobody any harm ; and that there were many ...
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Contents
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To My Honoured Kinsman John Driden | 55 |
From Grounds of Criticism in Tragedy | 62 |
JOHN WILMOT | 72 |
WILLIAM DAMPIER | 83 |
From Moll Flanders | 93 |
A Description of the Morning | 108 |
Age | 367 |
From A Sentimental Journey through | 379 |
West | 387 |
The Bard A Pindaric Ode | 394 |
HORACE WALPOLE | 401 |
TOBIAS SMOLLETT | 407 |
CHRISTOPHER SMART | 415 |
ADAM SMITH | 428 |
A Modest Proposal | 137 |
A Beautiful Young Nymph Going | 145 |
WILLIAM CONGREVE | 156 |
COLLEY CIBBER | 166 |
SIR RICHARD STEELE | 171 |
JOHN GAY | 187 |
ALEXANDER POPE | 205 |
of Women | 236 |
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU | 256 |
SAMUEL RICHARDSON | 269 |
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE | 279 |
JAMES THOMSON | 287 |
From The Castle of Indolence | 293 |
SAMUEL JOHNSON | 310 |
From Preface to A Dictionary of | 325 |
From The Lives of the Poets | 349 |
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 430 |
EDMUND BURKE | 437 |
OLIVER GOLDSMITH | 449 |
WILLIAM COWPER | 463 |
JAMES MACPHERSON | 470 |
JAMES BOSWELL | 488 |
HENRY MACKENZIE | 502 |
Andrews | 509 |
FANNY BURNEY | 524 |
GEORGE CRABBE | 530 |
ROBERT BURNS | 544 |
WILLIAM BECKFORD | 559 |
JANE AUSTEN | 571 |
Index of First Lines | 580 |
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