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... Walker ( Crit . i , 129 ) and Abbott ( § 422 ) will supply , if need be , other examples of this transposition of the article . 73. thus ] In forming a modern text , the temptation must be strong to accept Pope's emendation . 74. it ...
... Walker ( Crit . i , 129 ) and Abbott ( § 422 ) will supply , if need be , other examples of this transposition of the article . 73. thus ] In forming a modern text , the temptation must be strong to accept Pope's emendation . 74. it ...
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... Walker { Crit . i , 127 ) or Abbott ( § 113 ) . 6 82. falsely blinde ] Johnson : Falsely ' is here , and in many other places , the same as dishonestly or treacherously . The whole sense of this jingling declamation is only this , that ...
... Walker { Crit . i , 127 ) or Abbott ( § 113 ) . 6 82. falsely blinde ] Johnson : Falsely ' is here , and in many other places , the same as dishonestly or treacherously . The whole sense of this jingling declamation is only this , that ...
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... Walker's emendation [ Crit . i , 279 ) of bare . 98 , 99. Too much ... giue a name ] Johnson : The consequence , says Biron , of too much knowledge is not any real solution of doubts , but merely empty repu- tation . That is , too much ...
... Walker's emendation [ Crit . i , 279 ) of bare . 98 , 99. Too much ... giue a name ] Johnson : The consequence , says Biron , of too much knowledge is not any real solution of doubts , but merely empty repu- tation . That is , too much ...
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... Walker , Dyce ii , iii . 4 III . first borne ] first - born F , et seq . 112 ... Walker , Glo . Wh . ii . hearth Cartwright , Shows FF et cet . 3 4 110. enuious ... { Crit . i , 159 ) compares these lines with Milton's Samson Agonistes ...
... Walker , Dyce ii , iii . 4 III . first borne ] first - born F , et seq . 112 ... Walker , Glo . Wh . ii . hearth Cartwright , Shows FF et cet . 3 4 110. enuious ... { Crit . i , 159 ) compares these lines with Milton's Samson Agonistes ...
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... Walker ( Crit . iii , 35 ) : ' Shows ' is evidently wrong . Mirth might serve as a bad prop to the rhyme , till the true reading were discovered . 117. like of ] For examples of the use of ' of ' after ' like , ' see Abbott , § 177 . Cf ...
... Walker ( Crit . iii , 35 ) : ' Shows ' is evidently wrong . Mirth might serve as a bad prop to the rhyme , till the true reading were discovered . 117. like of ] For examples of the use of ' of ' after ' like , ' see Abbott , § 177 . Cf ...
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