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... comes on . Defence of Tacitus , and his character . Of the new Dunciad . Sends him a speech from the first scene of Agrippina 126 . 126 The plan , dramatis personæ , and all the speeches which Mr. Gray wrote of that tragedy , inserted ...
... comes on . Defence of Tacitus , and his character . Of the new Dunciad . Sends him a speech from the first scene of Agrippina 126 . 126 The plan , dramatis personæ , and all the speeches which Mr. Gray wrote of that tragedy , inserted ...
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... comes unnecessary from the very papers which he has bequeathed me , and which I here arrange for the purpose : since in these the qualities of his head and heart so constantly appear together , and the fertility of his fancy so ...
... comes unnecessary from the very papers which he has bequeathed me , and which I here arrange for the purpose : since in these the qualities of his head and heart so constantly appear together , and the fertility of his fancy so ...
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... come his own biographer , both in this and the rest of the Sections , into which I divide this work . By which means , and by the assistance of a few notes which I shall occasionally add , it may be hoped that nothing will be omitted ...
... come his own biographer , both in this and the rest of the Sections , into which I divide this work . By which means , and by the assistance of a few notes which I shall occasionally add , it may be hoped that nothing will be omitted ...
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... comes or soon or late , Or aims , or seems to aim , the dart of Fate : From you remote , methinks alone I stand Like some sad exile in a desert land ; Around no friends their lenient care to join In mutual warmth , and mix their heart ...
... comes or soon or late , Or aims , or seems to aim , the dart of Fate : From you remote , methinks alone I stand Like some sad exile in a desert land ; Around no friends their lenient care to join In mutual warmth , and mix their heart ...
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... come to town , and to better hopes of seeing you . If what you sent me last be the product of your melancho- ly , what may I not expect from your more cheer- ful hours ? For by this time the ill health that you complain of is ( I hope ) ...
... come to town , and to better hopes of seeing you . If what you sent me last be the product of your melancho- ly , what may I not expect from your more cheer- ful hours ? For by this time the ill health that you complain of is ( I hope ) ...
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