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Page 72 - These earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are.
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| Title | A Review of Doctor Johnson's New Edition of Shakespeare: In which the Ignorance, Or Inattention, of that Editor is Exposed, and the Poet Defended from the Persecution of His Commentators Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | William Kenrick |
| Publisher | J. Payne, 1765 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 133 pages |
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