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Page 82
... Nature's fire , In sportive prattle ran to greet their sire . ' Twas then , entranc'd in ecstacy divine , I fancied that the sun would always shine ! The branching foliage , screening solar heat At noon's high fever , gave a cool ...
... Nature's fire , In sportive prattle ran to greet their sire . ' Twas then , entranc'd in ecstacy divine , I fancied that the sun would always shine ! The branching foliage , screening solar heat At noon's high fever , gave a cool ...
Page 245
... natural son of Oliver Crom- well , but did not seem to have any resemblance of features with his father . Joe had a long chin , and naturally a most consummate foolish face , by nature formed for suitable cha- racters , yet a person of ...
... natural son of Oliver Crom- well , but did not seem to have any resemblance of features with his father . Joe had a long chin , and naturally a most consummate foolish face , by nature formed for suitable cha- racters , yet a person of ...
Page 252
... natural ? What can have less resemblance to nature , than the uncouth melange of politics , iròny , wit , and profligacy , in the last advice which Acasto ( who believes himself actually on the threshold of death ) seriously and soberly ...
... natural ? What can have less resemblance to nature , than the uncouth melange of politics , iròny , wit , and profligacy , in the last advice which Acasto ( who believes himself actually on the threshold of death ) seriously and soberly ...
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A ComicSatiric Address in the Character | 1 |
The Devil | 8 |
Address on Closing a Theatre | 14 |
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