The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful Passages in Our Poems and Plays, from the Celebrated Spencer to 1688 ...Olive Payne, 1740 - English drama |
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... Some have cited their au- thors fo blindly , that no recourse can be had to their works ; and others have not quoted them at all . Some , either through ignorance , or want of care , afcribe to one author the paffages of another ; and ...
... Some have cited their au- thors fo blindly , that no recourse can be had to their works ; and others have not quoted them at all . Some , either through ignorance , or want of care , afcribe to one author the paffages of another ; and ...
Page v
... Some injudicioufly extract the worst parts of their author , and even infert thofe under im- proper topicks ; and others quote authors they never looked into , but take upon truft wherever they find them . Some have been fo careless as ...
... Some injudicioufly extract the worst parts of their author , and even infert thofe under im- proper topicks ; and others quote authors they never looked into , but take upon truft wherever they find them . Some have been fo careless as ...
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... some of our mo- dern fine ladies , who eftimate their ad- mirers by their drefs and equipage , and not their merit and understanding . Mr. Gildon thought his predeceffor's de- fects fufficient reafons for attempting to give us a more ...
... some of our mo- dern fine ladies , who eftimate their ad- mirers by their drefs and equipage , and not their merit and understanding . Mr. Gildon thought his predeceffor's de- fects fufficient reafons for attempting to give us a more ...
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... some private discontent . Chapman's First Part of Byron's Confpiracy . Ambaffadors that cram into their breasts Secrets of kings , and kingdoms interests , Have not their calling's full preheminence , ' Till they grow greater by ...
... some private discontent . Chapman's First Part of Byron's Confpiracy . Ambaffadors that cram into their breasts Secrets of kings , and kingdoms interests , Have not their calling's full preheminence , ' Till they grow greater by ...
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William Oldys. It rends a cedar , or an oak , or finds Some strong refifting matter ; women and children . Are not fubjects worthy a prince's anger . Anger Denham's Sophy . Is blood , pour'd and perplex'd into a froth ; But malice is the ...
William Oldys. It rends a cedar , or an oak , or finds Some strong refifting matter ; women and children . Are not fubjects worthy a prince's anger . Anger Denham's Sophy . Is blood , pour'd and perplex'd into a froth ; But malice is the ...
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The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ... William Oldys,Thomas Hayward No preview available - 2016 |
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