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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill - Page 132
by John Bell - 1807
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ...

Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...Templars ev'ry fentence raife, And wonder with a foolifti face of praife— Who but rnuft laugh, if fuch a man there be? Who would not weep, if ATTICUS were he ? What tho' my name Hood rubric on the walls, zie Or plaifter'd pofts, with claps, in capitals ? Or fmoaking...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets (concluded). Miscellaneous lives

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...grifvc if fuch a man there be ? Who would not laugh if Addifon were hci ts, Who but muft laugh if fiich a man there be? Who would not weep if Atticus were he ? ., j. He was at this time at open war with Lord Hervey, who had diftingurfhed himfelf as a fteady...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...fuch a man there be? Who would not laugh if Addifon were he? At laft it is, Who but muft laugh if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he? He was at this time at open war with Lord Hervey, 1who had diftinguifhcd himfelf as a fteady adherent...
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Sketches of the History of Man, Volume 3

Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1788 - 456 pages
...there is nothing more eafy than to make quidlibet ex quolibet. r . : • " Who -would not laugh if fuch a, man there be ? • .** Who -would not -weep if Atticus -were he?" .1 will detain the reader but a moment longer, to hear what our author fays in juftification of fuch...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 46

English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...Templars every fentence raife, And wonder with a foolifh face of praife — Who but muft laugh, if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! VARIATION. After ver. 2o8, in the MS. Who, if two Wits on rival themes conteft, Approves of each,...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Templars ev'ry fentcnce raifc, And wonder with a foolifh face of praifc — Who but muft laugh, if fuch o be by poets fung. Thefe, and a thoufand more of doubtful f tho' my name flood rubric on the walls, Or glaftcr'd pofts, with claps, in capitals? Or Imoking forth,...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 260 pages
...Tempjars ev'ry fentence raife} And wonder with a foolifh face of praife— Who but muft laugh,- if fuch a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What tho' my name- flood rubric on the walls, Or plafler'd polls, with claps, in capitals Or fmoking forth,...
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...every fer.tence raife, And wonder with a foolifh face of praife — Who but muft laugh, if fuch a mart there be .' Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! What though my name flood rubric on the wallf. Or plafter'd pods, with claps, in capitals ? Or fmoking forth, a hundred...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1795 - 614 pages
...fubfilled between thefe two accomplifhed votaries of the Mufe. fays: " Who would not laugh, if fuch a man there be ? " Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? " In the extraordinary cafe before us, there is no room for laughter : but who would not viecp indeed,...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 16

1795 - 612 pages
...fubfifted between thefe two accompliihed votaries of the Mufc, fays: " Who would not laugh, if fuch a man there be ? " Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? " In the extraordinary cafe before us, there is no room for laughter : but who would not weep indeed,...
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