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" Tis true, I cannot go so far as he who published the last edition of him; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten syllables in a verse where we find but nine : but this opinion is not worth confuting... "
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series ... - Page 13
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Fables Antient and Modern: Translated Into Verse from Homer, Ovid, Boccace ...

John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...pleafing, tho' not perfe£t. 'Tis true, I cannot go fo far as he who publifh'd the laft Edition ,of hiui} for he would make us believe the Fault is in our Ears, and that there were really Ten Syllables in a Verfe where we find but Nine: But this Opinion is not worth confuting; 'tis fo grofs and obvious an...
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A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 3

New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 600 pages
...and pleafmg, though not per«' fe£L It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who publiflied " the laft edition of him, for he would make us believe, the " fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables , " in a verfe, where we find but nine : but this opinion is " not worth confuting...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 3

Biography - 1761 - 614 pages
...natural and pleafing, though not per" fedl. It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who published " the laft edition of him, for he would make us believe, the " fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables " in a verfe, where we find but nine : but this opinion is " not worth confuting;...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 396 pages
...pleafing, though not perfeft. It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who publifhcd the laft edition cf him; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten fyllablesin a 'verfe where we find but nine: but this opinion is not worth confuting; it is fo grofs...
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British Biography; Or, An Accurate and Impartial Account of the Lives and ...

Joseph Towers - Bio-bibliography - 1773 - 498 pages
...natural and pleafing, though not perfeft. It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who publifhed the laft edition of him ; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables in a verfe, where we find but nine : but this opinion is not worth confuting...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...natural and pleafing, though not perfeft. It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who publifhed the laft edition of him; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where we find but nine : but this opinion is not worth confuting; it is fo grofs...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

John Bell - English poetry - 1782 - 552 pages
...is natural and pleating, tho' not perftft. ' fistrue I cannot go fo far as he who publifhed the laft edition of him ; for he would make us believe the...fault is in our ears, and that, there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where we find but nine ; but this opinion is not worth confuting ; 'tis fo grofs...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 20

English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...pleafing, though not perfect. It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who publifhed the laft edition of. Hm; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears,. and that there were really ten fyllables in a verfe where vefindbut nine: but this opinion is notworthconfuting; it is fo grofs and...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Dryden. Rochester ...

1793 - 806 pages
...natural and pleating, though not perfect. It is true, I cannot go fo far as he who publiflied the lall edition of him; for he would make us believe the fault is in our earn, and that there were really ten fyllables in a verfe «here we find but nine ; but this opinion...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the ...

Biography - 1795 - 408 pages
...natural and pleafing, though not perfect. It is true I cannot go fo far as he who publifhed the laft edition of him, for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there are really ten fyllables in a verfe, where we find but nine: but this opinion is not worth confuting...
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