Harrison's British Classicks, Том 5Harrison and Company, 1786 |
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... several others a very curious piece , entitled The Jour- nal of a Mohock . By thefe inftances I find that the intention of my last Tuef- day's paper has been mistaken by many of my readers . I did not defign to much to expofe vice as ...
... several others a very curious piece , entitled The Jour- nal of a Mohock . By thefe inftances I find that the intention of my last Tuef- day's paper has been mistaken by many of my readers . I did not defign to much to expofe vice as ...
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... Several of the French , Italian , and English poets , have given a loofe to their imaginations in the defcription of angels : but I do not re- member to have met with any fo finely drawn , and fo conformable to the no- tions which are ...
... Several of the French , Italian , and English poets , have given a loofe to their imaginations in the defcription of angels : but I do not re- member to have met with any fo finely drawn , and fo conformable to the no- tions which are ...
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... several years fince- Some whig , I'll warrant you , " fays Sir Roger ; you ought to lock up your kings better ; they will carry off the body too , if you do not take care . " The glorious names of Henry the Fifth and Queen Elizabeth ...
... several years fince- Some whig , I'll warrant you , " fays Sir Roger ; you ought to lock up your kings better ; they will carry off the body too , if you do not take care . " The glorious names of Henry the Fifth and Queen Elizabeth ...
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... several years , but by degrees loft all the innocence of the Brachman , being obliged to rifle and opprefs the people to enrich my fovereign ; till at length I became fo odious , that my maiter , to recover his credit with his fubjects ...
... several years , but by degrees loft all the innocence of the Brachman , being obliged to rifle and opprefs the people to enrich my fovereign ; till at length I became fo odious , that my maiter , to recover his credit with his fubjects ...
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... several critics , may be accounted for the fame way . Virgil himfelf , before he begins that relation , premifes , that what he was going to tell appeared incredible , but that it was juf- tified by tradition . What further con- firms ...
... several critics , may be accounted for the fame way . Virgil himfelf , before he begins that relation , premifes , that what he was going to tell appeared incredible , but that it was juf- tified by tradition . What further con- firms ...
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