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... verses , which I have not been able to recover ; 1 but with what facility and elegance he could warble the amorous lay , will appear from the following lines which he wrote for his friend Mr. Edmund Hector , VERSES to a LADY , on ...
... verses , which I have not been able to recover ; 1 but with what facility and elegance he could warble the amorous lay , will appear from the following lines which he wrote for his friend Mr. Edmund Hector , VERSES to a LADY , on ...
Pagina 76
... verses to Lady Firebrace may be had when you please , for you know that such a subject neither deserves much thought , nor requires it . 1 66 The Chinese stories 2 may be had folded down when you please to send , in which I do not ...
... verses to Lady Firebrace may be had when you please , for you know that such a subject neither deserves much thought , nor requires it . 1 66 The Chinese stories 2 may be had folded down when you please to send , in which I do not ...
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... verses of that descrip- tion , he appears by a slight variation to have sometimes given them a moral turn , and to have dexterously adapted them to his own sentiments , where the original had a very different tendency . Thus , in the ...
... verses of that descrip- tion , he appears by a slight variation to have sometimes given them a moral turn , and to have dexterously adapted them to his own sentiments , where the original had a very different tendency . Thus , in the ...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Comprehending an Account of His Studies ... James Boswell Volledige weergave - 1857 |
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