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... Conquering with force of arms , and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race , before the flood ; And thus , when Charles return'd , our empire food . . Like Like Janus he the stubborn foil manur'd , With rules E P I S T L E S. 137.
... Conquering with force of arms , and dint of wit : Theirs was the giant race , before the flood ; And thus , when Charles return'd , our empire food . . Like Like Janus he the stubborn foil manur'd , With rules E P I S T L E S. 137.
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againſt appear bear beaſt beauty Becauſe began beſt better blood cauſe church common dare death EPILOGUE eyes face fair faith fame fate fear fight fire firſt foes fools force gain gave give grace ground half hand happy head heart heaven himſelf Hind honour hope judge juſt kind king land laſt laws leaſt leave leſs light live look mean mighty mind moſt Muſe muſt nature never o'er once pain Panther peace plain play poets poor praiſe prince PROLOGUE race reign reſt riſe rule ſacred ſaid ſay ſee ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſoul ſtage ſtand ſtate ſtill ſuch ſure thee themſelves theſe things thoſe thou thought true turn Twas virtue whoſe write young youth
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Pagina 110 - Near these a Nursery erects its head. Where queens are form'd, and future heroes bred ; Where unfledg'd actors learn to laugh and cry, Where infant punks their tender voices try, And little Maximins the gods defy.
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 19 The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, English poets |
| Auteur | English poets |
| gepubliceerd | 1790 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | Oxford University |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 26 sep 2006 |
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