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Page xi
... grow tedious , and infufferable . " They infinitely affect rhyme , though it becomes their language the worst in the world , and spoils the little sense they have to make room for it , and make the fame fyllable rhyme to itself , which ...
... grow tedious , and infufferable . " They infinitely affect rhyme , though it becomes their language the worst in the world , and spoils the little sense they have to make room for it , and make the fame fyllable rhyme to itself , which ...
Page xxiv
... grow About the mother tree ; a pillar'd fhade High over - arch'd , and echoing walks between . Mr. Ines , in his journey from Perfia , thus fpeaks of this wonderful vegetable : this is the Indian facred tree , it grows to a prodigious ...
... grow About the mother tree ; a pillar'd fhade High over - arch'd , and echoing walks between . Mr. Ines , in his journey from Perfia , thus fpeaks of this wonderful vegetable : this is the Indian facred tree , it grows to a prodigious ...
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... grow In holy orders by strict vow : Of rule as fullen and fevere As that of rigid Cordeliere : " Twas bound to fuffer perfecution And martyrdom with resolution ; T'oppose itself against the hate And vengeance of th ' incensed state : In ...
... grow In holy orders by strict vow : Of rule as fullen and fevere As that of rigid Cordeliere : " Twas bound to fuffer perfecution And martyrdom with resolution ; T'oppose itself against the hate And vengeance of th ' incensed state : In ...
Page 23
... any fuch . The trenchant blade , Toledo trusty , For want of fighting was grown rusty , 360 And ate into itself , for lack Of some body to hew and hack . The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt , The rancor of PART I. 23 CANTO I.
... any fuch . The trenchant blade , Toledo trusty , For want of fighting was grown rusty , 360 And ate into itself , for lack Of some body to hew and hack . The peaceful scabbard where it dwelt , The rancor of PART I. 23 CANTO I.
Page 66
... grow . Chiron , the four - legg'd bard , had both A beard and tail of his own growth ; And yet by authors ' tis averr'd , He made ufe only of his beard . 115 120 125 130 In Staffordshire , where virtuous worth Does raise the minstrelsy ...
... grow . Chiron , the four - legg'd bard , had both A beard and tail of his own growth ; And yet by authors ' tis averr'd , He made ufe only of his beard . 115 120 125 130 In Staffordshire , where virtuous worth Does raise the minstrelsy ...
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