The Dunciad, Variorum 1729 |
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... obscure for Satyre . The per- fons themselves , rather than allow the objection , would forgive the Satyre ; and if ... obscurity renders them more dan- gerous , as less thought of : Law can pronounce judgment only on open Facts ...
... obscure for Satyre . The per- fons themselves , rather than allow the objection , would forgive the Satyre ; and if ... obscurity renders them more dan- gerous , as less thought of : Law can pronounce judgment only on open Facts ...
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... Obscurity or Poverty were to exempt a man from fatyr , much more should Folly or Dulness , which are still more involuntary , nay as much so as perfonal deformity . But even this will not help them : Deformity becomes the object of ...
... Obscurity or Poverty were to exempt a man from fatyr , much more should Folly or Dulness , which are still more involuntary , nay as much so as perfonal deformity . But even this will not help them : Deformity becomes the object of ...
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