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... Plain Dealer , whom I am proud to call my Friend , has oblig'd all hon- est and vertuous Men , by one of the most bold , most general , and most useful Satyres which has ever been presented on the English Theater . I do not dispute the ...
... Plain Dealer , whom I am proud to call my Friend , has oblig'd all hon- est and vertuous Men , by one of the most bold , most general , and most useful Satyres which has ever been presented on the English Theater . I do not dispute the ...
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... plain preaching ; yet in truth it is the most difficult ; and for the most part neither teachers , nor hearers understand it . Thus I have described to you the first Rule , and Character of Preaching , it should be PLAIN . Samuel Butler ...
... plain preaching ; yet in truth it is the most difficult ; and for the most part neither teachers , nor hearers understand it . Thus I have described to you the first Rule , and Character of Preaching , it should be PLAIN . Samuel Butler ...
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... Plain , And left the Villages to Fleckno's Reign . Let not so mean a Style your muse debase ; But learn from Butler1 the Buffooning grace : And let Burlesque in Ballads be employ'd ; Yet noisy Bumbast carefully avoid , Nor think to ...
... Plain , And left the Villages to Fleckno's Reign . Let not so mean a Style your muse debase ; But learn from Butler1 the Buffooning grace : And let Burlesque in Ballads be employ'd ; Yet noisy Bumbast carefully avoid , Nor think to ...
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