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... still have been filent , if either I had feen any Inclination in my friend to be ferious with fuch accufers , or if they had only attack'd his writings : fince whoever publihes , puts himself on his tryal by his country . But when his ...
... still have been filent , if either I had feen any Inclination in my friend to be ferious with fuch accufers , or if they had only attack'd his writings : fince whoever publihes , puts himself on his tryal by his country . But when his ...
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... Still Dunce fecond reigns like Dunce the first ? In eldest time , e'er mortals writ or read , E'er Pallas iffued from the Thund'rers head , Dulness o'er all poffefs'd her antient right , 20 Daughter of Chaos and eternal Night : Fate in ...
... Still Dunce fecond reigns like Dunce the first ? In eldest time , e'er mortals writ or read , E'er Pallas iffued from the Thund'rers head , Dulness o'er all poffefs'd her antient right , 20 Daughter of Chaos and eternal Night : Fate in ...
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... Still happy Impudence obtains the prize . Thou triumph'ft , victor of the high - wrought day , And the pleas'd dame foft - fmiling leads away . Chetwood , thro ' perfect modefty o'ercome , Crown'd with the Jordan , Walks contented home ...
... Still happy Impudence obtains the prize . Thou triumph'ft , victor of the high - wrought day , And the pleas'd dame foft - fmiling leads away . Chetwood , thro ' perfect modefty o'ercome , Crown'd with the Jordan , Walks contented home ...
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... Still break the benches , Henley ! with thy ftrain , 200 While K ** , B ** , W ** , preach in vain . Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage , Preacher at once , and Zany of thy Age ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wife abodes , A decent ...
... Still break the benches , Henley ! with thy ftrain , 200 While K ** , B ** , W ** , preach in vain . Oh great Reftorer of the good old Stage , Preacher at once , and Zany of thy Age ! Oh worthy thou of Egypt's wife abodes , A decent ...
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... Still Dunce [ ] fecond reigns like Dunce the firft . Read in- fallibly , ftill Dunce the fecond Want of knowledge in the very Measure ! Verse 23 , 24 . tho ' her power retires , Grieve not at ought our fifter realms acquire . Read our ...
... Still Dunce [ ] fecond reigns like Dunce the firft . Read in- fallibly , ftill Dunce the fecond Want of knowledge in the very Measure ! Verse 23 , 24 . tho ' her power retires , Grieve not at ought our fifter realms acquire . Read our ...
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abufed Advertiſements affures againſt alfo ancient Bavius becauſe Book Bookfellers cafus call'd caufe cauſe character Charles Gildon Codrus Critick Curl Daily Journal defcribe Dennis Dryden Dulneſs Dunce Dunciad Effay Eridanus faid fame fatire fecond feem feen fhall fhould fince fings firft firſt fome ftill fubject fuch furely Gildon Giles Jacob hath heav'n himſelf Homer honeft ibid Iliad IMITATIONS JOHN DENNIS John Oldmixon juft King laft laſt lefs Letter Lewis Theobald Lord Majefty Mift Mift's Journal moft moſt Mufe muft muſt o'er occafion Ogilby Oldmixon Ovid paffage Paftoral perfon Poem Poet Poetry Pope Pope's praiſe Pref Preface prefent printed profe publick publiſhed reader reafon reft REMARKS rife Satyr SCRIBLERUS Shakespear ſhall thee thefe themſelves Theobald theſe thofe thors thoſe thou thro Tibbald tranflated verfe VERS VERSE Virg Virgil Welfted whofe words wou'd writ writings