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... thing itself ; or whether the whole does not depend on meer whim , caprice , or fafbion ? Befide , I began to be apprehensive for the fate of fome of my most favourite English authors . We have few books in our language that merit a A 3 ...
... thing itself ; or whether the whole does not depend on meer whim , caprice , or fafbion ? Befide , I began to be apprehensive for the fate of fome of my most favourite English authors . We have few books in our language that merit a A 3 ...
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... thing of this note , he may perceive , ft , that Mr. W. thought aldir - lieveft was applied only to one in fupreme authority : 2dly , the most difficult word of all , aldir , poor critic - like , be has entirely omitted : 3dly , the ...
... thing of this note , he may perceive , ft , that Mr. W. thought aldir - lieveft was applied only to one in fupreme authority : 2dly , the most difficult word of all , aldir , poor critic - like , be has entirely omitted : 3dly , the ...
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... things be , " And OVERCOME us , like a fummer's cloud , " Without our special wonder ? " Overcome us . i . e . come over us , overcast us . So Chaucer in the Lamentation of Marie Magd . [ p . 521. Urry's edit . ] " With blode OVIRCOME ...
... things be , " And OVERCOME us , like a fummer's cloud , " Without our special wonder ? " Overcome us . i . e . come over us , overcast us . So Chaucer in the Lamentation of Marie Magd . [ p . 521. Urry's edit . ] " With blode OVIRCOME ...
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... things be , " And overcome us like a fummer's cloud , " Without our special wonder ? " ] Why not ? If they be only like a fummer's cloud ? The fpeech " is given wrong ; it is part of the Lady's fore- going fpeech ; and , befides that ...
... things be , " And overcome us like a fummer's cloud , " Without our special wonder ? " ] Why not ? If they be only like a fummer's cloud ? The fpeech " is given wrong ; it is part of the Lady's fore- going fpeech ; and , befides that ...
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... thing in our language : among the inftances there given I mentioned file for defile ; which in this Second edition I have blotted out . It feems that Mr. W. thought to file meant only to polish . But the fame word may have two different ...
... thing in our language : among the inftances there given I mentioned file for defile ; which in this Second edition I have blotted out . It feems that Mr. W. thought to file meant only to polish . But the fame word may have two different ...
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