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... genius and fpirit , which its parent feems to have aban- doned from the very beginning , and suffered to step into the World naked , unguarded , and unattended . It was upon reading fome of the abusive papers lately publish'd , that my ...
... genius and fpirit , which its parent feems to have aban- doned from the very beginning , and suffered to step into the World naked , unguarded , and unattended . It was upon reading fome of the abusive papers lately publish'd , that my ...
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... Genius , or against the Pretenfions of writing without one . CONCANEN , Ded . to the Auth . of the Dunc . A Satyre upon Dulness , is a thing , that has been used and allowed in All Ages . Out of thine own Mouth will I judge thee ...
... Genius , or against the Pretenfions of writing without one . CONCANEN , Ded . to the Auth . of the Dunc . A Satyre upon Dulness , is a thing , that has been used and allowed in All Ages . Out of thine own Mouth will I judge thee ...
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... genius , and of the fortune as well as merit , of our Author : In which , if I relate fomé things of little concern peradventure to thee , and fome of as little even to him ; I entreat thee to confider how minutely all true cri- ticks ...
... genius , and of the fortune as well as merit , of our Author : In which , if I relate fomé things of little concern peradventure to thee , and fome of as little even to him ; I entreat thee to confider how minutely all true cri- ticks ...
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... genius , and excellen " cies ; That notwithstanding he profeffes . " a veneration almoft rifing to Idolatry for the " writings of this inimitable poet , he would " be very loth even to do him juftice , at the expence of that other ...
... genius , and excellen " cies ; That notwithstanding he profeffes . " a veneration almoft rifing to Idolatry for the " writings of this inimitable poet , he would " be very loth even to do him juftice , at the expence of that other ...
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... genius and taste , " the Approbation this Effay meets with ( a ) ! " I can fafely affirm , that I never attack'd " any of thefe writings , unless they had Suc- ❝ces , infinitely beyond their merit ( b ) .- " This , tho ' an empty , has ...
... genius and taste , " the Approbation this Effay meets with ( a ) ! " I can fafely affirm , that I never attack'd " any of thefe writings , unless they had Suc- ❝ces , infinitely beyond their merit ( b ) .- " This , tho ' an empty , has ...
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