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Page 197
... common road . Th ' unnatural strain'd buffoon is only taking ; No fop can please you now of God's own making . Pardon our poet , if he speaks his mind ; 10 20 Your own oil'd coats keep out all common rain . You must have Mamamouchi ...
... common road . Th ' unnatural strain'd buffoon is only taking ; No fop can please you now of God's own making . Pardon our poet , if he speaks his mind ; 10 20 Your own oil'd coats keep out all common rain . You must have Mamamouchi ...
Page 308
... common , common is their sleep ; They shake their wings when morn begins to peep , Rush thro ' the city gates without delay , Nor ends their work , but with declining day . Then , having spent the last remains of light , They give their ...
... common , common is their sleep ; They shake their wings when morn begins to peep , Rush thro ' the city gates without delay , Nor ends their work , but with declining day . Then , having spent the last remains of light , They give their ...
Page 381
... common persons and ordinary speaking , and what is nearest the nature of a serious play : this last is indeed the representation of nature , but ' tis nature wrought up to a higher pitch . The plot , the characters , the wit , the ...
... common persons and ordinary speaking , and what is nearest the nature of a serious play : this last is indeed the representation of nature , but ' tis nature wrought up to a higher pitch . The plot , the characters , the wit , the ...
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