The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author, Volume 14William Miller, 1808 |
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... honour , not only so unstained , but so unquestioned , that you are the living stand- ard of that heroic virtue ; so truly such , that if I would flatter you , I could not . It takes not from you , that you were born with principles of ...
... honour , not only so unstained , but so unquestioned , that you are the living stand- ard of that heroic virtue ; so truly such , that if I would flatter you , I could not . It takes not from you , that you were born with principles of ...
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... honours in his youth , and endured the fatigues with which he purchased them . He served his country when it was in need of his courage and conduct , till he thought it was time to serve himself ; but dis- mounted from the saddle when ...
... honours in his youth , and endured the fatigues with which he purchased them . He served his country when it was in need of his courage and conduct , till he thought it was time to serve himself ; but dis- mounted from the saddle when ...
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... honours of the court - a place of forgetfulness , at the best , for well - deservers . It is necessary , for the ... honour at the court of Charles II . , now lived in retirement at an elegant villa , according to Mr Ma- lone , near ...
... honours of the court - a place of forgetfulness , at the best , for well - deservers . It is necessary , for the ... honour at the court of Charles II . , now lived in retirement at an elegant villa , according to Mr Ma- lone , near ...
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... honour and integrity , who desire no more than what they are able to give themselves ; like the happy old Corycian , whom my author describes in his Fourth Georgic , whose fruits and sallads , on which he lived contented , were all of ...
... honour and integrity , who desire no more than what they are able to give themselves ; like the happy old Corycian , whom my author describes in his Fourth Georgic , whose fruits and sallads , on which he lived contented , were all of ...
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... honours , and increase the year ; You , who supply the ground with seeds of grain ; And you , who swell those seeds with kindly rain ; And chiefly thou , whose undetermined state Is yet the business of the gods ' debate , Whether in ...
... honours , and increase the year ; You , who supply the ground with seeds of grain ; And you , who swell those seeds with kindly rain ; And chiefly thou , whose undetermined state Is yet the business of the gods ' debate , Whether in ...
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