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Page 174
... sight of Athens , to behold those ancient and fair buildings , with a remembrance of their worthy inhabitants ... sights and fashions , spend time , rather than for his own or publick good ? ( as it is to many Gallants that travel out ...
... sight of Athens , to behold those ancient and fair buildings , with a remembrance of their worthy inhabitants ... sights and fashions , spend time , rather than for his own or publick good ? ( as it is to many Gallants that travel out ...
Page 445
... sight and all his other senses failed , he quitted the reins , and , fastening by instinct on the mane , was in this condition conveyed into the midst of the sportsmen , who were astonished at the sight of such an apparition . Neither ...
... sight and all his other senses failed , he quitted the reins , and , fastening by instinct on the mane , was in this condition conveyed into the midst of the sportsmen , who were astonished at the sight of such an apparition . Neither ...
Page 780
... sight , upon a glorious day . To the northward the glens rushed down toward the cliff , crowned with grey crags , and carpeted with purple heather and green fern ; and from their feet stretched away to the westward the sapphire rollers ...
... sight , upon a glorious day . To the northward the glens rushed down toward the cliff , crowned with grey crags , and carpeted with purple heather and green fern ; and from their feet stretched away to the westward the sapphire rollers ...
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Aesop agen beautiful better boat called Captain Church Crito Ctesippus dear death delight earth enemy England English eyes face fair Falstaff father feel flowers FRANCIS VERE Froissart's Chronicles garden gentleman give ground Guenever hand hath haue head hear heard heart heaven honour Jocelin John King knew knyght kyng labour Lady learned light live look Lord Lothair Makbeth master Messrs mind moche morning nature never night noble passed Pembroke College person Plato pleasure praye Prince Redgauntlet Robert of Scotland sayd sche seemed ship side sight silence sonne soul spirit stood sweet talk tell Temse thanne thee therfore things thou thought tion told took town trees turned uncle Toby unto vnto voice walked whan whole wind woman word wyll young