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... use of the judg- ment of authors dead and living ; that I omit- ted no means in my power to be inform'd of my errors , both by my friends and enemies ; and that I expect not to be excus'd in any negligence on on account of youth , want ...
... use of the judg- ment of authors dead and living ; that I omit- ted no means in my power to be inform'd of my errors , both by my friends and enemies ; and that I expect not to be excus'd in any negligence on on account of youth , want ...
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... use for the favour of the publick , is , that I have as great a respect for it , as moft authors have for themselves ; and that I have facrificed much of my own felf - love for its fake , in preventing not only many mean things from fee ...
... use for the favour of the publick , is , that I have as great a respect for it , as moft authors have for themselves ; and that I have facrificed much of my own felf - love for its fake , in preventing not only many mean things from fee ...
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... use fome illufion to render a Paftoral de- lightful ; and this confifts in expofing the beft fide only of a shepherd's life , and in concealing its miferies . Nor is it enough to introduce fhepherds difcourfing to- gether , but a regard ...
... use fome illufion to render a Paftoral de- lightful ; and this confifts in expofing the beft fide only of a shepherd's life , and in concealing its miferies . Nor is it enough to introduce fhepherds difcourfing to- gether , but a regard ...
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... neceffary to be ftudy'd by a Critic , particularly Homer and Virgil . 10. Of Licenfes , and the use of ' em by the Ancients . 11. Reverence due to the Ancients , and praise of ' em , PART G 4 PART II . Ver . 204 , & c . THE ...
... neceffary to be ftudy'd by a Critic , particularly Homer and Virgil . 10. Of Licenfes , and the use of ' em by the Ancients . 11. Reverence due to the Ancients , and praise of ' em , PART G 4 PART II . Ver . 204 , & c . THE ...
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... use of hard words before a Lady ; but ' tis fo much the concern of a Poet to have his works understood , and particularly by your Sex , that you must give me leave to explain two or three difficult terms . The Roficrucians are a people ...
... use of hard words before a Lady ; but ' tis fo much the concern of a Poet to have his works understood , and particularly by your Sex , that you must give me leave to explain two or three difficult terms . The Roficrucians are a people ...
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