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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 256
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 1

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...book thus put in every vulgar hand, Which each prefum'd he beft could underftand, The common rule was made the common prey ; And at the mercy of the rabble...page with horny fifts was gall'd ; And he was gifted inoft that loudeft baul'd : The fpirit gave the doctoral degree : And every member of a company Was...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...every vulgar hand, Which each prefum'd he befl could underftand, The common rule was made the comnwn prey; And at the mercy of the rabble lay. The tender...page with horny fifts was gall'd ; And he was gifted moil that loudeft baul'd ; The fpirit gave the doftoral degree : And every member of a company Was...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...thus put in ev'ry vulgar hand, 40* Which each presum'd he best could understand, The common rule was made the common prey, And at the mercy of the rabble lay : The tender page with horny fists was gall'd, And he was gifted most that loudest bawl'd : 405 The Spirit gave the doctoral degree,...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Dryden. Rochester ...

1793 - 806 pages
...every vulgar hand, Which each prefum'd he beft could underbid, The common rule was made the commoo prey ; And at the mercy of the rabble lay. The tender page with horny fids was gall'J ; And he was gifted moft that loudeil baul'd : The fpirit gave the doctoral degree...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...book thus put in every vulgar hand, Which each prefum'd he beft could underftand, The common rule was made the common prey ; And at the mercy of the rabble lay. The tender page with horny fids was gall'd ; And he was gifted mod that loudeft baul'd : The fpirit gave the doctoral degree :...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
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Dryden. Smyth. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 3

Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...book thus put in every vulgar hand, Which each prefum'd he beft could underftand, The common rule was made the common prey ; And at the mercy of the rabble lay. The tender page with homy fifĂ­s was gall'd ; And he was gifted moft that loudefl baul'd : The fpirit gave the dofloral...
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