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... last I was doubtful whether I should ever bring it to a conclusion , working often in such distress of mind , as , while it spurred me to the work , at the same time threatened to disqualify me for it ' ( ii , p . 261 ) . Later he told ...
... last I was doubtful whether I should ever bring it to a conclusion , working often in such distress of mind , as , while it spurred me to the work , at the same time threatened to disqualify me for it ' ( ii , p . 261 ) . Later he told ...
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... last importance , and of a species peculiar to that composition ; for I know no use of points , unless to direct the voice , the management of which , in the reading of blank verse , being more difficult than in the reading of any other ...
... last importance , and of a species peculiar to that composition ; for I know no use of points , unless to direct the voice , the management of which , in the reading of blank verse , being more difficult than in the reading of any other ...
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... last week , has printed as fast as I could wish . Had he kept the same pace from the beginning , the book had been ... last proof to Johnson on Tuesday , ' Cowper informed Newton on 4 June ( ii , p . 326 ) . For several weeks he heard ...
... last week , has printed as fast as I could wish . Had he kept the same pace from the beginning , the book had been ... last proof to Johnson on Tuesday , ' Cowper informed Newton on 4 June ( ii , p . 326 ) . For several weeks he heard ...
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