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Page 414 - Tis almost morning; I would have thee gone: And yet no further than a wanton's bird; Who lets it hop a little from her hand, Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves, And with a silk thread plucks it back again, So loving-jealous of his liberty.
Page 369 - SOME in their discourse desire rather commendation of wit in being able to hold all arguments than of judgment in discerning what is true, as if it were a praise to know what might be said and not what should be thought.
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Page 159 - All instruments, all arts of ruin met; He calls to mind his strength, and then his speed, His winged heels, and then his armed head; With these t' avoid, with that his fate to meet; But fear prevails and bids him trust his feet.
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| Pealkiri | The new encyclop¿dia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and sciences, 11. köide The new encyclop¿dia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and sciences, Encyclopaedia Perthensis |
| Autor | Encyclopaedia Perthensis |
| Contributor | New encyclopaedia |
| Published | 1807 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 apr. 2006 |
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