The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page xiii
... Verses supposed to be written by Alex- ander Selkirk , during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fer- nandez 224 181 DARWIN . MASON . From the Botanic Garden 227 Ode on the Fate of Tyranny . 185 LLOYD . The Cit's Country Box 231 ...
... Verses supposed to be written by Alex- ander Selkirk , during his solitary abode in the Island of Juan Fer- nandez 224 181 DARWIN . MASON . From the Botanic Garden 227 Ode on the Fate of Tyranny . 185 LLOYD . The Cit's Country Box 231 ...
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... verses , but nothing was yet published in his name . His literary life , however , now began . He published a work on Athens and Rome , which was instantly attributed to Bishop Burnet . Exertion made him still more conscious of his ill ...
... verses , but nothing was yet published in his name . His literary life , however , now began . He published a work on Athens and Rome , which was instantly attributed to Bishop Burnet . Exertion made him still more conscious of his ill ...
Page 13
... verse from Horace learn'd by rote . Vice , if it e'er can be abash'd , Must be or ridicul'd or lash'd . If you resent it , who's to blame ? He neither knows you , nor your name . Should vice expect to ' scape rebuke , Because its owner ...
... verse from Horace learn'd by rote . Vice , if it e'er can be abash'd , Must be or ridicul'd or lash'd . If you resent it , who's to blame ? He neither knows you , nor your name . Should vice expect to ' scape rebuke , Because its owner ...
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... verse , were collected and published under the superintendence of Dr. Doddridge , in 6 vols . 8vo . in 1754. They are proofs of his fine genius , fervent piety , extensive learning , and benevolent heart ; and they continue to retain a ...
... verse , were collected and published under the superintendence of Dr. Doddridge , in 6 vols . 8vo . in 1754. They are proofs of his fine genius , fervent piety , extensive learning , and benevolent heart ; and they continue to retain a ...
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... verse upon the same subject . The great theme , however , inspired neither of the two Poets . Blenheim is a dull , heavy , and spiritless composition ; and the reader is at times per- suaded that the author was indulging his taste for ...
... verse upon the same subject . The great theme , however , inspired neither of the two Poets . Blenheim is a dull , heavy , and spiritless composition ; and the reader is at times per- suaded that the author was indulging his taste for ...
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