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... a very great thing ! And what was still greater in his eyes - a king ! ( 10 ) Apollo smil'd shrewdly , and bade him sit down With " Well , Mr. Scott , you have manag'd the town ; Now pray , copy less - have a little temerity- 20.
... a very great thing ! And what was still greater in his eyes - a king ! ( 10 ) Apollo smil'd shrewdly , and bade him sit down With " Well , Mr. Scott , you have manag'd the town ; Now pray , copy less - have a little temerity- 20.
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... king of all wine . ( 25 ) Then as for the fruits , you might garden for ages Before you could raise me such apples and gages ; And all on the table no sooner were spread , Than their cheeks next the God blush'd a beautiful red . ' Twas ...
... king of all wine . ( 25 ) Then as for the fruits , you might garden for ages Before you could raise me such apples and gages ; And all on the table no sooner were spread , Than their cheeks next the God blush'd a beautiful red . ' Twas ...
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... king ! Αναξ Απολλων - King Apollo - a common title with the old Grecian poets . See the following note . ( 11 ) Be original , man ; study more , scribble less , Nor mistake present favour for lasting success ; And remember , if laurels ...
... king ! Αναξ Απολλων - King Apollo - a common title with the old Grecian poets . See the following note . ( 11 ) Be original , man ; study more , scribble less , Nor mistake present favour for lasting success ; And remember , if laurels ...
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... king , who , by the basest means , and for the slightest cause , would assassinate a faithful servant in the very act of performing his duty , is only ungene- rous - one of whom the said servant has no small reason to complain . The ...
... king , who , by the basest means , and for the slightest cause , would assassinate a faithful servant in the very act of performing his duty , is only ungene- rous - one of whom the said servant has no small reason to complain . The ...
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... king , finding his trembling fingers too weak for him , and yet not forgetting the habitual politeness of his rank , turns to somebody and says , Pray you undo this button ; -thank you , Sir- he would have left to all posterity two ...
... king , finding his trembling fingers too weak for him , and yet not forgetting the habitual politeness of his rank , turns to somebody and says , Pray you undo this button ; -thank you , Sir- he would have left to all posterity two ...
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