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... lies the good Dean , re - united to earth , Who mixed reason with pleasure and wisdom with mirth ; If he had any faults , he has left us in doubt ; At least , in six weeks I could not find ' em out ; Yet some have declared , and it can ...
... lies the good Dean , re - united to earth , Who mixed reason with pleasure and wisdom with mirth ; If he had any faults , he has left us in doubt ; At least , in six weeks I could not find ' em out ; Yet some have declared , and it can ...
Page 73
... lies honest William , whose heart was a mint , While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't : The pupil of impulse , it forced him along , His conduct still right , with his argument wrong ; 40 Still aiming at honour , yet ...
... lies honest William , whose heart was a mint , While the owner ne'er knew half the good that was in't : The pupil of impulse , it forced him along , His conduct still right , with his argument wrong ; 40 Still aiming at honour , yet ...
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... lies behind Thackeray's praise , just as it lies behind the regular and easy accommodation of Goldsmith as a quintessentially English writer.18 On 23 April 1763 , John Wilkes published his famous attack on the king , in no.45 of the ...
... lies behind Thackeray's praise , just as it lies behind the regular and easy accommodation of Goldsmith as a quintessentially English writer.18 On 23 April 1763 , John Wilkes published his famous attack on the king , in no.45 of the ...
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Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Texts | 14 |
Description of an Authors Bedchamber | 21 |
Copyright | |
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