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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... seen life steadily , and seen it whole , " he had , at all events , inspected it pretty narrowly in parts ; and , at a time when he was most impressible , had preserved the impress of many things which , in his turn , he was to re ...
... seen life steadily , and seen it whole , " he had , at all events , inspected it pretty narrowly in parts ; and , at a time when he was most impressible , had preserved the impress of many things which , in his turn , he was to re ...
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... seen , round Britain's peopled shore , 1 Her useful sons exchanged for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers brightening as they waste ; Seen opulence , her grandeur to maintain , Lead stern ...
... seen , round Britain's peopled shore , 1 Her useful sons exchanged for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers brightening as they waste ; Seen opulence , her grandeur to maintain , Lead stern ...
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... seen the Pantheon , the Grotto Gardens , the Borough , and such places where the nobility chiefly resort ? All I can do is to enjoy London at second - hand . I take care to know every tête - à - tête from the Scandalous Magazine , 1 and ...
... seen the Pantheon , the Grotto Gardens , the Borough , and such places where the nobility chiefly resort ? All I can do is to enjoy London at second - hand . I take care to know every tête - à - tête from the Scandalous Magazine , 1 and ...
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