The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 6Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... King , when he knighted him , but feldom upon any other occafion . Ver . 22. ] Chartel is a challenge to a duel . Ver . 23. ] In this character of Hudibras all the abuses of human learning are finely fatirized : philo- fophy , logic ...
... King , when he knighted him , but feldom upon any other occafion . Ver . 22. ] Chartel is a challenge to a duel . Ver . 23. ] In this character of Hudibras all the abuses of human learning are finely fatirized : philo- fophy , logic ...
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... King , they " who were not above the condition of ordinary con- " stables fix or seven years before , were now the juf- < tices of the peace . Dr. Bruno Ryves informs us , That the " town of Chelmsford in Effex was governed , " at the ...
... King , they " who were not above the condition of ordinary con- " stables fix or seven years before , were now the juf- < tices of the peace . Dr. Bruno Ryves informs us , That the " town of Chelmsford in Effex was governed , " at the ...
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... King , by force , from Holdenby : for when his Majefty asked him for a fight of his inftructions , Joyce faid , He should fee them pre- fently ; and fo drawing up his troop in the inward court , " Thefe , Sir , ( faid the Cornet ) are ...
... King , by force , from Holdenby : for when his Majefty asked him for a fight of his inftructions , Joyce faid , He should fee them pre- fently ; and fo drawing up his troop in the inward court , " Thefe , Sir , ( faid the Cornet ) are ...
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... King ; hence it became neceffary to have it fully described . Ver . 257. It was monaflic . ] Altered to canonic , 1674 . Restored , 1704 . ' Twas bound to fuffer perfecution , And martyrdom , 3 18 BUTLER'S POEMS . His tawny beard was th ...
... King ; hence it became neceffary to have it fully described . Ver . 257. It was monaflic . ] Altered to canonic , 1674 . Restored , 1704 . ' Twas bound to fuffer perfecution , And martyrdom , 3 18 BUTLER'S POEMS . His tawny beard was th ...
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... of rugged woollen , And had been at the fiege of Bullen ; To old King Harry fo well known , Some writers held they were his own : 310 Through Through they were lin❜d with many a piece Of ammunition 20 BUTLER'S POEM S.
... of rugged woollen , And had been at the fiege of Bullen ; To old King Harry fo well known , Some writers held they were his own : 310 Through Through they were lin❜d with many a piece Of ammunition 20 BUTLER'S POEM S.
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