The Dunciad, Variorum 1729 |
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Page 11
... those extraneous parts should unhappily ascend to the sub- « lime , and retard the declenfion of the whole . " Behold ! thefe Un- derlings are become good writers ! If any fay , that before the faid proposals were printed , the Sub ...
... those extraneous parts should unhappily ascend to the sub- « lime , and retard the declenfion of the whole . " Behold ! thefe Un- derlings are become good writers ! If any fay , that before the faid proposals were printed , the Sub ...
Page 23
... those two famous works of Homer which are yet left ; he did conceive it in some sort his duty to imitate that also which was loft : And was therefore in- duced to beftow on it the fame Form which Homer's is reported to have had , namely ...
... those two famous works of Homer which are yet left ; he did conceive it in some sort his duty to imitate that also which was loft : And was therefore in- duced to beftow on it the fame Form which Homer's is reported to have had , namely ...
Page 29
... those conquefts were ftop'd , and those very nations again re- duced to her dominion . Then distinguishing the Island of Great Britain , fhews by what aids , and by what perfons , it fhall be forthwith brought to her empire . These he ...
... those conquefts were ftop'd , and those very nations again re- duced to her dominion . Then distinguishing the Island of Great Britain , fhews by what aids , and by what perfons , it fhall be forthwith brought to her empire . These he ...
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