The Works of the English Poets, Volume 12J. D. Cornish, 1779 - 390 pages |
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... fortune , fince in the midst of that abun- dance I could not poffibly have chosen better , than the worthy fon of fo illuftrious a father . He was the pa- tron of my manhood , when I flourished in the opinion of the world ; though with ...
... fortune , fince in the midst of that abun- dance I could not poffibly have chosen better , than the worthy fon of fo illuftrious a father . He was the pa- tron of my manhood , when I flourished in the opinion of the world ; though with ...
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... fortune without other support than the conftancy and patience of a Christian . You , my lord , are yet in the flower of your youth , and may live to enjoy the benefits of the peace which is pro- mifed Europe . I can only hear of that ...
... fortune without other support than the conftancy and patience of a Christian . You , my lord , are yet in the flower of your youth , and may live to enjoy the benefits of the peace which is pro- mifed Europe . I can only hear of that ...
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... fortunes to the laft . So that I am your lordship's by descent , and part of your inheri- tance . And the natural inclination which I have to serve you , adds to your paternal right , for I was C 2 wholly wholly yours from the first ...
... fortunes to the laft . So that I am your lordship's by descent , and part of your inheri- tance . And the natural inclination which I have to serve you , adds to your paternal right , for I was C 2 wholly wholly yours from the first ...
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... fortune in the perfon of Tityrus , and the calamities of his Mantuan neighbours in the character of Me-- libœus . MELIBOEUS- BENEATH the fhade which beechen boughs diffufe , - You , Tityrus , entertain your fylyan Muse : C 3 Round ...
... fortune in the perfon of Tityrus , and the calamities of his Mantuan neighbours in the character of Me-- libœus . MELIBOEUS- BENEATH the fhade which beechen boughs diffufe , - You , Tityrus , entertain your fylyan Muse : C 3 Round ...
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... fortune , but admire , That while the raging fword and wasteful fire Destroy the wretched neighbourhood around , No ... fortunes in that fatal hour ? TIT . Fool that I was , I thought imperial Rome Like Mantua , where on market - days we ...
... fortune , but admire , That while the raging fword and wasteful fire Destroy the wretched neighbourhood around , No ... fortunes in that fatal hour ? TIT . Fool that I was , I thought imperial Rome Like Mantua , where on market - days we ...
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