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... use of . If Obscurity or Poverty were to exempt a man from Satyre , much more should Folly or Dulness , which are ftill more involuntary , nay as much fo as perfonal deformity . But even this will not help them : Deformity becomes the ...
... use of . If Obscurity or Poverty were to exempt a man from Satyre , much more should Folly or Dulness , which are ftill more involuntary , nay as much fo as perfonal deformity . But even this will not help them : Deformity becomes the ...
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... use the words of a great writer , know how hard it is ( with regard both to his Subject and his Manner ) VETUSTIS DARE NOVITATEM , OBS O LETIS NITOREM , OBSCURIS LUCEM , FASTIDITIS GRATIAM . I am , St. James's Dec 22 3728 Your most ...
... use the words of a great writer , know how hard it is ( with regard both to his Subject and his Manner ) VETUSTIS DARE NOVITATEM , OBS O LETIS NITOREM , OBSCURIS LUCEM , FASTIDITIS GRATIAM . I am , St. James's Dec 22 3728 Your most ...
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... at this juncture , fince , when that execrable fin is fpread " fo wide , it may be of use to the reducing mens minds to the na- 66 66 - tural Like are their merits , like rewards they share , 136 The DUNCIA D. Book III .
... at this juncture , fince , when that execrable fin is fpread " fo wide , it may be of use to the reducing mens minds to the na- 66 66 - tural Like are their merits , like rewards they share , 136 The DUNCIA D. Book III .
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