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... favour and encourage- ment . It is certain , that no country in the world pro- duces naturally finer spirits than ours , men of ge- nius for every kind of science , and capable of acquiring to perfection every qualification that is in ...
... favour and encourage- ment . It is certain , that no country in the world pro- duces naturally finer spirits than ours , men of ge- nius for every kind of science , and capable of acquiring to perfection every qualification that is in ...
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... favour you with , but that I am cau- tious of praising myself , lest I should be told my trumpeter's dead : and I cannot find in my heart , at present , to say any thing to my own disadvan- tage . It is very common with authors in their ...
... favour you with , but that I am cau- tious of praising myself , lest I should be told my trumpeter's dead : and I cannot find in my heart , at present , to say any thing to my own disadvan- tage . It is very common with authors in their ...
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... favour he begs of them is this ; that if they cannot control their overbearing itch of scribbling , let him be at- tacked in downright biting lyrics ; for there is no satire he dreads half so much as an attempt towards a panegyric . THE ...
... favour he begs of them is this ; that if they cannot control their overbearing itch of scribbling , let him be at- tacked in downright biting lyrics ; for there is no satire he dreads half so much as an attempt towards a panegyric . THE ...
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... favours they have received of thee ? Thou art not wholly void of virtue ; there are many good things in thee , and many good actions re- ported of thee . Be advised by thy friend : neglect those musty authors ; let them be covered with ...
... favours they have received of thee ? Thou art not wholly void of virtue ; there are many good things in thee , and many good actions re- ported of thee . Be advised by thy friend : neglect those musty authors ; let them be covered with ...
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... favour those worst words , sour tem- pered , and cunning . Nay , my very enemy and ac- cuser must have been sensible of this , when he freely acknowledges , that he has been seriously considering , and cannot yet determine , which he ...
... favour those worst words , sour tem- pered , and cunning . Nay , my very enemy and ac- cuser must have been sensible of this , when he freely acknowledges , that he has been seriously considering , and cannot yet determine , which he ...
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