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... Massinger . Whatever the poets pretend , it is plain they give im- mortality to none but themselves : it is Homer and Virgil we reverence and admire , not Achilles or Æneas . With historians it is quite the contrary ; our thoughts are ...
... Massinger . Whatever the poets pretend , it is plain they give im- mortality to none but themselves : it is Homer and Virgil we reverence and admire , not Achilles or Æneas . With historians it is quite the contrary ; our thoughts are ...
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... Massinger . MLXXXIX . Positiveness is a good quality for orators , because he that would obtrude his thoughts and reason upon a mul- titude , will convince others the more , as he appears con- vinced himself . - Swift . MXC . ' Tis an ...
... Massinger . MLXXXIX . Positiveness is a good quality for orators , because he that would obtrude his thoughts and reason upon a mul- titude , will convince others the more , as he appears con- vinced himself . - Swift . MXC . ' Tis an ...
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... Massinger . The attachments of mere mirth are but the shadows of that true friendship , of which the sincere affections of the heart are the substance . - Burton . MCIII . A joker is near akin to a buffoon ; and neither of them is the ...
... Massinger . The attachments of mere mirth are but the shadows of that true friendship , of which the sincere affections of the heart are the substance . - Burton . MCIII . A joker is near akin to a buffoon ; and neither of them is the ...
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... Massinger . Curiosity is a languid principle where access is easy , and gratification is immediate ; remoteness and difficulty are powerful incentives to its vigorous and lasting opera- tions X LACONICS 229 That cruel something unpossest ..
... Massinger . Curiosity is a languid principle where access is easy , and gratification is immediate ; remoteness and difficulty are powerful incentives to its vigorous and lasting opera- tions X LACONICS 229 That cruel something unpossest ..
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... Massinger . The exercises I wholly condemn are dicing and card- ing , especially if you play for any great sum of money , or spend any time in them , or use to come to meetings in dicing - houses , where cheaters meet and cozen young ...
... Massinger . The exercises I wholly condemn are dicing and card- ing , especially if you play for any great sum of money , or spend any time in them , or use to come to meetings in dicing - houses , where cheaters meet and cozen young ...
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