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... Shakespeare , - on the Origin of Colleges , 130 & c . 396 158 on the Middlefex Elec- tion , 397 Comedy , on Animal Reproduction , 483 - Man and Wife , a Co- towards an Hiftory of Co- medy , 394 mets , 484 ing to , 49 , 32 , 398 COMETS ...
... Shakespeare , - on the Origin of Colleges , 130 & c . 396 158 on the Middlefex Elec- tion , 397 Comedy , on Animal Reproduction , 483 - Man and Wife , a Co- towards an Hiftory of Co- medy , 394 mets , 484 ing to , 49 , 32 , 398 COMETS ...
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... SHAKESPEARE's Garland , " 238 Jubilee , ib . SHARP on the dangerous Ten- dency of tolerating Slavery in England , 30 SHENSTONE'S Works , Vol . III . 156 SIBERIA , Abbè Chappe's Travels into , 431 SKETCH of Happiness in Rural Life , 74 ...
... SHAKESPEARE's Garland , " 238 Jubilee , ib . SHARP on the dangerous Ten- dency of tolerating Slavery in England , 30 SHENSTONE'S Works , Vol . III . 156 SIBERIA , Abbè Chappe's Travels into , 431 SKETCH of Happiness in Rural Life , 74 ...
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... depends upon the belief of a lye . N. B. This article was intended for the last Appendix ; but was omitted for want of room . Ha . REV . Auguft , 1769 . K An An Effay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare , The Gospel of the Day . 129.
... depends upon the belief of a lye . N. B. This article was intended for the last Appendix ; but was omitted for want of room . Ha . REV . Auguft , 1769 . K An An Effay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare , The Gospel of the Day . 129.
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... Shakespeare and the heroes of the fabulous ages is by no means juft . Shakespeare's atchiev- ments are before us , and the question is not what he did , but how far his works do him honour . A sceptical and critical age may well be ...
... Shakespeare and the heroes of the fabulous ages is by no means juft . Shakespeare's atchiev- ments are before us , and the question is not what he did , but how far his works do him honour . A sceptical and critical age may well be ...
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... Shakespeare , this Author obferves , That a dramatic poet , whofe chief intereft it is to please the people , is more likely than any other writer to conform himself to their humour , and to appear most affected with the faults of the ...
... Shakespeare , this Author obferves , That a dramatic poet , whofe chief intereft it is to please the people , is more likely than any other writer to conform himself to their humour , and to appear most affected with the faults of the ...
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