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Page vii
... the poem , perhaps , hardly warranted even this ; but he was anxious to show that he had at least considered the subjects of which he talked , and was par- The Reflector . viii PREFACE . ticularly desirous of doing justice to a.
... the poem , perhaps , hardly warranted even this ; but he was anxious to show that he had at least considered the subjects of which he talked , and was par- The Reflector . viii PREFACE . ticularly desirous of doing justice to a.
Page viii
... least the merit of being sincere . He has many warm feel- ings upon every subject of public concern , poetical as well as political ; but none , he trusts , of an ill tempered , still less of a personal nature , * and least of all , if ...
... least the merit of being sincere . He has many warm feel- ings upon every subject of public concern , poetical as well as political ; but none , he trusts , of an ill tempered , still less of a personal nature , * and least of all , if ...
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... least a taste for more serious enjoyment . Should a state of health , not very accom- modating , continue to allow him in his im- prisonment the use of his pen , it is his in- tention , by the beginning of next year , to bring out a ...
... least a taste for more serious enjoyment . Should a state of health , not very accom- modating , continue to allow him in his im- prisonment the use of his pen , it is his in- tention , by the beginning of next year , to bring out a ...
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... least in what Dryden has not done himself ; And there's something , which even distaste must re- spect , In the self - taught example , that conquer'd neglect . But not to insist on the recommendations Of modesty , wit , and a small ...
... least in what Dryden has not done himself ; And there's something , which even distaste must re- spect , In the self - taught example , that conquer'd neglect . But not to insist on the recommendations Of modesty , wit , and a small ...
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... least , with his ushers before , But ' twas only Bob Southey and two or three more . ( 14 ) As soon as he saw him , Apollo seem'd pleas'd ; ( 15 ) But as he had settled it not to be teas'd By all the vain dreamers from bed - room and ...
... least , with his ushers before , But ' twas only Bob Southey and two or three more . ( 14 ) As soon as he saw him , Apollo seem'd pleas'd ; ( 15 ) But as he had settled it not to be teas'd By all the vain dreamers from bed - room and ...
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