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... fince he was not to read them , the man who writ them , fhould never be fo happy as to have me read them over again . It is infignifi- cant to tell you my tears and reproaches made the boisterous calf leave the room afhamed and out of ...
... fince he was not to read them , the man who writ them , fhould never be fo happy as to have me read them over again . It is infignifi- cant to tell you my tears and reproaches made the boisterous calf leave the room afhamed and out of ...
Page 664
... fince- Some whig , I'll warrant you , " fays Sir Roger ; you ought to lock up your kings better ; they will carry off the body too , if you do not take care . ” The glorious names of Henry the Fifth and Queen Elizabeth gave the knight ...
... fince- Some whig , I'll warrant you , " fays Sir Roger ; you ought to lock up your kings better ; they will carry off the body too , if you do not take care . ” The glorious names of Henry the Fifth and Queen Elizabeth gave the knight ...
Page 663
... fince he had read hiftory . I could not at firft imagine how this came into the knight's head , till I recollected that he had been very bufy all last summer upon Baker's Chro- nicle , which he has quoted feveral times in his difputes ...
... fince he had read hiftory . I could not at firft imagine how this came into the knight's head , till I recollected that he had been very bufy all last summer upon Baker's Chro- nicle , which he has quoted feveral times in his difputes ...
Page 665
... fince you have not , I take the liberty to recommend to you . What I mean , is the patronage of young modeft men to fuch as are able to countenance and in- troduce them into the world . For want of fuch affiftances , a youth of merit ...
... fince you have not , I take the liberty to recommend to you . What I mean , is the patronage of young modeft men to fuch as are able to countenance and in- troduce them into the world . For want of fuch affiftances , a youth of merit ...
Page 678
... fince , while young , we have little room to difplay ourselves ; and , when old , the weakness of nature must pafs for ftrength of fenfe , and we hope that hoary heads will raife us above the attacks of contradiction . Now , Sir , as ...
... fince , while young , we have little room to difplay ourselves ; and , when old , the weakness of nature must pafs for ftrength of fenfe , and we hope that hoary heads will raife us above the attacks of contradiction . Now , Sir , as ...
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Page 1096 - ... figure in it, that as I looked upon him I could not forbear laughing at myself, insomuch that I put my own face out of countenance. The poor gentleman was so sensible of the ridicule, that I found he was ashamed of what he had done ; on the other side, I found that I myself had no great reason to triumph, for as I went to touch my forehead, I missed the place, and clapped...
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Page 754 - Shall finish what his short-lived sire begun : Their vines a shadow to their race shall yield, And the same hand that sow'd shall reap the field. The swain in barren deserts with surprise Sees lilies spring, and sudden verdure rise ; And starts, amidst the thirsty wilds to hear New falls of water murmuring in his ear. On rifted rocks, the dragon's late abodes, The green reed trembles, and the bulrush nods. Waste sandy valleys once perplex'd with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn : To leafless...
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