The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, 41. köideR. Griffiths, 1769 |
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... Pant on thy lip , and to thy heart be prefs'd ; Give all thou canft , and let me dream the rest . In our verfe , it is the fenfe that gives vigour to the movement . Monofyllables bring our ideas into a clofer order , and more immediate ...
... Pant on thy lip , and to thy heart be prefs'd ; Give all thou canft , and let me dream the rest . In our verfe , it is the fenfe that gives vigour to the movement . Monofyllables bring our ideas into a clofer order , and more immediate ...
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