The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 |
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... thy glory finks ? Or hath the flood that thund'ring Ætna pours From her convuls'd and flaming entrails whelm'd In one wide ruin every noble spark of Of pristine virtue , genius , wifdom , wit ? 20 N ° 95- THE OBSERVER .
... thy glory finks ? Or hath the flood that thund'ring Ætna pours From her convuls'd and flaming entrails whelm'd In one wide ruin every noble spark of Of pristine virtue , genius , wifdom , wit ? 20 N ° 95- THE OBSERVER .
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... Hath the nymph " perchance " A high round paunch , ftuft like our comic drolls , " And ftrutting out foreright ? a good ftout busk " Pushing athwart shall force th ' intruder back . " Hath the red brows ? a little foot will cure ' em ...
... Hath the nymph " perchance " A high round paunch , ftuft like our comic drolls , " And ftrutting out foreright ? a good ftout busk " Pushing athwart shall force th ' intruder back . " Hath the red brows ? a little foot will cure ' em ...
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... hath his woc a period but in death . " So much for matrimony according to our au- thor's picture of it ! he has left us a defcription of love , which he has fketched in more pleafing colours- " The man , who holds true pleasure to ...
... hath his woc a period but in death . " So much for matrimony according to our au- thor's picture of it ! he has left us a defcription of love , which he has fketched in more pleafing colours- " The man , who holds true pleasure to ...
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... hath it's fex and gender , It's provinces , prerogatives and ranks , And nicely handled breeds as many questions As it does maggots . All the younger fry " Stood dumb with expectation and respect , Wond'ring what this fanie cabbage ...
... hath it's fex and gender , It's provinces , prerogatives and ranks , And nicely handled breeds as many questions As it does maggots . All the younger fry " Stood dumb with expectation and respect , Wond'ring what this fanie cabbage ...
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... hath no wings , or none that I can fee ; " If he can fly - oh ! bid him fly from me ! " EUPHRON . Euphron is another poet of our Middle lift , and one whose fame has outlived the works on which it was founded . Six of his comedies only ...
... hath no wings , or none that I can fee ; " If he can fly - oh ! bid him fly from me ! " EUPHRON . Euphron is another poet of our Middle lift , and one whose fame has outlived the works on which it was founded . Six of his comedies only ...
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