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Page xi
... fhall therefore infert them in a note . * He married Mrs. Herbert , whether fhe was a widow , or not , is uncertain ; with her he expected a confiderable fortune , but , through various loffes , and knavery , he found himself difap ...
... fhall therefore infert them in a note . * He married Mrs. Herbert , whether fhe was a widow , or not , is uncertain ; with her he expected a confiderable fortune , but , through various loffes , and knavery , he found himself difap ...
Page xxxiv
... fhall undertake to publish , and comment upon , one of the most learned and ingenious writers in our language ; and , if the editor's true and obvious motives . will not avail to excufe him , he muft plead guilty . The frequent pleasure ...
... fhall undertake to publish , and comment upon , one of the most learned and ingenious writers in our language ; and , if the editor's true and obvious motives . will not avail to excufe him , he muft plead guilty . The frequent pleasure ...
Page xxxv
... fhall be found useful and acceptable , he will be content , though they fhould appear trifling in the estimation of the more learned . It is extraordinary , that for above an hundred and twenty years , only one commentator hath ...
... fhall be found useful and acceptable , he will be content , though they fhould appear trifling in the estimation of the more learned . It is extraordinary , that for above an hundred and twenty years , only one commentator hath ...
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... fhall discuss ; Then liften , Sirs , it followeth thus : His tawny beard was th ' equal grace Both of his wifdom and his face ; In cut and dye fo like a tile , A fudden view it would beguile : The upper part thereof was whey , The ...
... fhall discuss ; Then liften , Sirs , it followeth thus : His tawny beard was th ' equal grace Both of his wifdom and his face ; In cut and dye fo like a tile , A fudden view it would beguile : The upper part thereof was whey , The ...
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... fhall dilate upon , When of his hofe we come to treat , The cup - board where he kept his meat . His doublet was of sturdy buff , And though not fword , yet cudgel - proof , Whereby ' twas fitter for his use , Who fear'd no blows but ...
... fhall dilate upon , When of his hofe we come to treat , The cup - board where he kept his meat . His doublet was of sturdy buff , And though not fword , yet cudgel - proof , Whereby ' twas fitter for his use , Who fear'd no blows but ...
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