The Works of John Dryden: Poetical worksW. Paterson, 1889 |
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... promised Italy . But I considered that nothing which my mean- Philip Stanhope , second Earl of Chesterfield , born in 1634. He was a man of considerable talent and political activity ; was active in forwarding the Restoration ; and ...
... promised Italy . But I considered that nothing which my mean- Philip Stanhope , second Earl of Chesterfield , born in 1634. He was a man of considerable talent and political activity ; was active in forwarding the Restoration ; and ...
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... promises a courser for the race , or for the field of battle , shows him the first to pass the bridge which trembles under him , and to stem the torrent of the flood . His beginnings must be in rashness - a noble fault : but time and ...
... promises a courser for the race , or for the field of battle , shows him the first to pass the bridge which trembles under him , and to stem the torrent of the flood . His beginnings must be in rashness - a noble fault : but time and ...
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... promised to them- selves a blessing which every day it was in their power to possess . But they deferred it , and lingered still at court , because they thought they had not yet enough to make them happy : they would have more , and ...
... promised to them- selves a blessing which every day it was in their power to possess . But they deferred it , and lingered still at court , because they thought they had not yet enough to make them happy : they would have more , and ...
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... promised gains . But , ere we stir the yet unbroken ground , The various course of seasons must be found ; The weather , and the setting of the winds , The culture suiting to the several kinds Of seeds and plants , and what will thrive ...
... promised gains . But , ere we stir the yet unbroken ground , The various course of seasons must be found ; The weather , and the setting of the winds , The culture suiting to the several kinds Of seeds and plants , and what will thrive ...
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... promised blessing of a bounteous crop . Young elms , with early force , in copses bow , Fit for the figure of the crooked plough . Restored by Dr. Carey [ i.e. altered to " others ' . " — ED . ] . The first and second editions have ...
... promised blessing of a bounteous crop . Young elms , with early force , in copses bow , Fit for the figure of the crooked plough . Restored by Dr. Carey [ i.e. altered to " others ' . " — ED . ] . The first and second editions have ...
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