Poems and PlaysIntroduction and notes by Austin Dobson]--The traveller; or, A. prospect of society.--The deserted village.--Retaliation.--The haunch of venison.--Miscellaneous pieces.--The good-natur'd man.--She stoops to conquer; or, The mistakes of a night.--Scene from The grumbler.--Appendix. |
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... half a patriot , half a coward grown , I fly from petty tyrants to the throne.3 2 [ Cf. The Vicar of Wakefield , 1766 , i . 202 ( ch . xix . ) . ] [ 2 Ibid . , i . 206 ( ch . xix . ) . ] Ibid . , i . 201 ( ch . xix . ) . ] Yes , brother ...
... half a patriot , half a coward grown , I fly from petty tyrants to the throne.3 2 [ Cf. The Vicar of Wakefield , 1766 , i . 202 ( ch . xix . ) . ] [ 2 Ibid . , i . 206 ( ch . xix . ) . ] Ibid . , i . 201 ( ch . xix . ) . ] Yes , brother ...
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... half willing to be press'd , Shall kiss the cup to pass it to the rest . Yes ! let the rich deride , the proud disdain , These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear , congenial to my heart , One native charm , than all ...
... half willing to be press'd , Shall kiss the cup to pass it to the rest . Yes ! let the rich deride , the proud disdain , These simple blessings of the lowly train ; To me more dear , congenial to my heart , One native charm , than all ...
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... half of this she is to forfeit , by her father's will , in case she refuses to marry you . So , if she rejects you , we seize half her fortune ; if she accepts you , we seize the whole , and a fine girl into the bargain . Leont . But ...
... half of this she is to forfeit , by her father's will , in case she refuses to marry you . So , if she rejects you , we seize half her fortune ; if she accepts you , we seize the whole , and a fine girl into the bargain . Leont . But ...
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