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... thing as it was heard , when Sprat could not refrain from amplifying a com- modious incident , though the book to which he prefixed his narrative contained its confutation . A memory admitting some things , and rejecting others , an ...
... thing as it was heard , when Sprat could not refrain from amplifying a com- modious incident , though the book to which he prefixed his narrative contained its confutation . A memory admitting some things , and rejecting others , an ...
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... things of real importance with real men and real women , and at that time did not much employ his thoughts upon phantoms of gallantry . Some of his letters to Mr Bennet , afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to December in 1650 ...
... things of real importance with real men and real women , and at that time did not much employ his thoughts upon phantoms of gallantry . Some of his letters to Mr Bennet , afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to December in 1650 ...
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... things are made familiar , and familiar things are made new . A race of aerial people , never heard of before , is presented to us in a manner so clear and easy , that the reader seeks for no further informa- tion , but immediately ...
... things are made familiar , and familiar things are made new . A race of aerial people , never heard of before , is presented to us in a manner so clear and easy , that the reader seeks for no further informa- tion , but immediately ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote