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... hand be said , that versification has been so much improved , that slovenly rhymes , want of harmony , and rugged lines are no longer tolerated , and no longer excusable . Pope has the honour , therefore , of advancing English poetry ...
... hand be said , that versification has been so much improved , that slovenly rhymes , want of harmony , and rugged lines are no longer tolerated , and no longer excusable . Pope has the honour , therefore , of advancing English poetry ...
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... hands of Mr. Walsh , Mr. Wycherley , G. Granville , afterwards lord Lansdowne , sir William Trumbull , Dr. Garth , lord Halifax , lord Somers , Mr. Maynwaring , and others . All these gave our author the greatest encouragement , and ...
... hands of Mr. Walsh , Mr. Wycherley , G. Granville , afterwards lord Lansdowne , sir William Trumbull , Dr. Garth , lord Halifax , lord Somers , Mr. Maynwaring , and others . All these gave our author the greatest encouragement , and ...
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... hand , and in his bosom warms ; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage , The promis'd father ( j ) of the future age . No more shall nation ( k ) against nation rise , Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes , Nor fields with ...
... hand , and in his bosom warms ; Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage , The promis'd father ( j ) of the future age . No more shall nation ( k ) against nation rise , Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes , Nor fields with ...
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... hand shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake , Pleas'd , the green lustre of the scales survey , And with their forky tongue shall innocently play . IMITATIONS . Ver . 77. The lambs with wolves , & c . ] Virg . Ecl . iv . ver ...
... hand shall take The crested basilisk and speckled snake , Pleas'd , the green lustre of the scales survey , And with their forky tongue shall innocently play . IMITATIONS . Ver . 77. The lambs with wolves , & c . ] Virg . Ecl . iv . ver ...
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... hand ; Rich industry sits smiling on the plains , And peace and plenty tell , a Stuart reigns . Not thus the land appear'd in ages past , A dreary desert , and a gloomy waste , To savage beasts and savage laws a prey , And kings more ...
... hand ; Rich industry sits smiling on the plains , And peace and plenty tell , a Stuart reigns . Not thus the land appear'd in ages past , A dreary desert , and a gloomy waste , To savage beasts and savage laws a prey , And kings more ...
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