The Works of the English Poets, Volume 33W. and A. Strahan, 1779 - 360 pages |
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... fenfe ( and indeed there are twenty men of wit for one man of sense ) , his living thus in a course of flattery may put him in no small danger of becoming a Coxcomb if he has , he will confequently have fo much diffidence as not to reap ...
... fenfe ( and indeed there are twenty men of wit for one man of sense ) , his living thus in a course of flattery may put him in no small danger of becoming a Coxcomb if he has , he will confequently have fo much diffidence as not to reap ...
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... fenfe , must have been common fenfe in all times ; and what we call Learning , is but the knowledge of the fenfe of our predeceffors . There- fore they who fay our thoughts are not our own , be- caufe they refemble the Ancients , may as ...
... fenfe , must have been common fenfe in all times ; and what we call Learning , is but the knowledge of the fenfe of our predeceffors . There- fore they who fay our thoughts are not our own , be- caufe they refemble the Ancients , may as ...
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... fenfe , a quality that not only renders one capable of being a good writer , but a good man . And if I have made any acquifition in the opinion of any one under the notion of the for- mer , let it be continued to me under no other title ...
... fenfe , a quality that not only renders one capable of being a good writer , but a good man . And if I have made any acquifition in the opinion of any one under the notion of the for- mer , let it be continued to me under no other title ...
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... thofe hanged who would take it away . It was this that made me write . The fenfe of my faults made me cor- rect ; besides that it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write . At At p . 8. 1. 24. In the first place 12 PREFACE .
... thofe hanged who would take it away . It was this that made me write . The fenfe of my faults made me cor- rect ; besides that it was as pleasant to me to correct as to write . At At p . 8. 1. 24. In the first place 12 PREFACE .
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... fenfe and rhyme together . We spend our youth in purfuit of riches or fame , in hopes to enjoy them when we are old ; and when we are old , we find it too late to enjoy any thing . I therefore hope the Wits will pardon me , if I reserve ...
... fenfe and rhyme together . We spend our youth in purfuit of riches or fame , in hopes to enjoy them when we are old ; and when we are old , we find it too late to enjoy any thing . I therefore hope the Wits will pardon me , if I reserve ...
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