The Dunciad, Variorum 1729 |
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... were they ever fo poor or ever fo dull , have been conftantly the topicks of the most can- did Satyrifts , from the Codrus of JUVENAL to the Damon of BOILEAU . Having mention'd BOILEAU , the greatest Poet and most judicious 12 A LETTER.
... were they ever fo poor or ever fo dull , have been conftantly the topicks of the most can- did Satyrifts , from the Codrus of JUVENAL to the Damon of BOILEAU . Having mention'd BOILEAU , the greatest Poet and most judicious 12 A LETTER.
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... Codrus ' old , or Dunton's modern bed . ] Of Codrus the Poet's bed fee Ju venal , defcribing his poverty very copiously . Sat. 3. v . 203 , & c . Leatus erat Codro , & c . Codrus bad but one bed , fo fhort to boot , That bis fort Wife's ...
... Codrus ' old , or Dunton's modern bed . ] Of Codrus the Poet's bed fee Ju venal , defcribing his poverty very copiously . Sat. 3. v . 203 , & c . Leatus erat Codro , & c . Codrus bad but one bed , fo fhort to boot , That bis fort Wife's ...
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... Codrus , how many would have affirm'd him to be Mr. W Mr. D Sir R— B ———— , & c . but now , all that unjust scandal is faved , by calling him Theobald , which by good luck happens to be the name of a real perfon . I am indeed aware ...
... Codrus , how many would have affirm'd him to be Mr. W Mr. D Sir R— B ———— , & c . but now , all that unjust scandal is faved , by calling him Theobald , which by good luck happens to be the name of a real perfon . I am indeed aware ...
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