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... work fo neceffary , that I cannot think the Author himself would have omitted it , had he approv'd of the first appearance of this Poem Such Such Notes as have occurr'd to me I here with prefent Edition of the DUNCIA.
... work fo neceffary , that I cannot think the Author himself would have omitted it , had he approv'd of the first appearance of this Poem Such Such Notes as have occurr'd to me I here with prefent Edition of the DUNCIA.
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... himself , or ( what I think he could lefs forgive ) of his Friends . They had cal- led men of virtue and honour Bad Men , long before he had either leifure or inclina tion to call them Bad Writers : and fome had been fuch old offenders ...
... himself , or ( what I think he could lefs forgive ) of his Friends . They had cal- led men of virtue and honour Bad Men , long before he had either leifure or inclina tion to call them Bad Writers : and fome had been fuch old offenders ...
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... himself . I am no Author , and confequently not to be fufpected either of jealoufy or refentment . against any of the men , of whom scarce one is known to me by fight ; and as for their writings , I have fought them ( on this one ...
... himself . I am no Author , and confequently not to be fufpected either of jealoufy or refentment . against any of the men , of whom scarce one is known to me by fight ; and as for their writings , I have fought them ( on this one ...
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... himself . I quefti- on not but fuch authors are poor , and hear- tily with the objection were removed by any honeft livelihood . But Poverty here is the accident , not the fubject : he who defcribes malice and villany to be pale and ...
... himself . I quefti- on not but fuch authors are poor , and hear- tily with the objection were removed by any honeft livelihood . But Poverty here is the accident , not the fubject : he who defcribes malice and villany to be pale and ...
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... himself , I may fee fome of ' em treated as gently ( on their re- pentance or better merit ) as Perault and Quinault were at laft by BOILEAU . In one point I must be allow'd to think the character of our English Poet the more amiable ...
... himself , I may fee fome of ' em treated as gently ( on their re- pentance or better merit ) as Perault and Quinault were at laft by BOILEAU . In one point I must be allow'd to think the character of our English Poet the more amiable ...
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