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... kind , he believes , that ever came from his pen . Mr. Cobb , however , though not a good dramatist , is said to be a sensible and good tempered man , and has probably thought nothing about the passage , or felt more for the PREFACE ...
... kind , he believes , that ever came from his pen . Mr. Cobb , however , though not a good dramatist , is said to be a sensible and good tempered man , and has probably thought nothing about the passage , or felt more for the PREFACE ...
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... kind of set I can muster worth treating . " So saying , the God bade his horses walk for❜ard , And leaving them , took a long dive to the nor❜ard . For Gordon's he made ; and as Gods who drop in do , Came smack on his legs through the ...
... kind of set I can muster worth treating . " So saying , the God bade his horses walk for❜ard , And leaving them , took a long dive to the nor❜ard . For Gordon's he made ; and as Gods who drop in do , Came smack on his legs through the ...
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... kind of freedom ; But volumes of endings , lugg'd in as you need ' em , Of hearts and imparts , where's the soul that can read ' em ? ( 8 ) So saying , his eye so alarmingly shone , That ere it could wink , the poor devil was gone . A ...
... kind of freedom ; But volumes of endings , lugg'd in as you need ' em , Of hearts and imparts , where's the soul that can read ' em ? ( 8 ) So saying , his eye so alarmingly shone , That ere it could wink , the poor devil was gone . A ...
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... kind God had been ne'er so inclined To break an old rule , yet he well knew his mind , Who of such preferment would only make sport , And laugh'd at all suitors for places at court . I may here , by the way , take notice of a strange ...
... kind God had been ne'er so inclined To break an old rule , yet he well knew his mind , Who of such preferment would only make sport , And laugh'd at all suitors for places at court . I may here , by the way , take notice of a strange ...
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... kind who are engaged in the busier pursuits of society , will most likely , for a long the verse , but likewise in the accent of the word . Hence our poet does not write Save lyons , beares , and buls , but Save beares , lyons , and ...
... kind who are engaged in the busier pursuits of society , will most likely , for a long the verse , but likewise in the accent of the word . Hence our poet does not write Save lyons , beares , and buls , but Save beares , lyons , and ...
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