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... Translated by Dryden : -- " Who taught the parrot human notes to try , Or with a voice endued the chattering pye ? ' Twas witty want , fierce hunger to appease , Want taught their masters , and their masters these . " - Translation of ...
... Translated by Dryden : -- " Who taught the parrot human notes to try , Or with a voice endued the chattering pye ? ' Twas witty want , fierce hunger to appease , Want taught their masters , and their masters these . " - Translation of ...
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... translated into English , under the title of The Turkish Spy . ' The celebrated Montesquieu had imitated him in the ' Lettres Persannes . ' And now Goldsmith , adopting the same idea , surpassed both the Italian and the Frenchman ...
... translated into English , under the title of The Turkish Spy . ' The celebrated Montesquieu had imitated him in the ' Lettres Persannes . ' And now Goldsmith , adopting the same idea , surpassed both the Italian and the Frenchman ...
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... Translated by Dryden : - : - 1 " Whatever since that golden age was done , What human kind desires , and what they shun , Rage , passions , pleasures , impotence of will , Shall this satirical collection fill . " the weaknesses , the ...
... Translated by Dryden : - : - 1 " Whatever since that golden age was done , What human kind desires , and what they shun , Rage , passions , pleasures , impotence of will , Shall this satirical collection fill . " the weaknesses , the ...
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... translated into French , Italian and German ; and to this day it is frequently used in more than one foreign school as the book from which youthful pupils may be most profitably taught the English language . 6 Before The delight caused ...
... translated into French , Italian and German ; and to this day it is frequently used in more than one foreign school as the book from which youthful pupils may be most profitably taught the English language . 6 Before The delight caused ...
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... translated by Dean Swift , is of his composition ; which , though perhaps by this means the best known of his pieces , is yet by no means the most deserving . His songs in general may be compared to those of Pindar , as they have ...
... translated by Dean Swift , is of his composition ; which , though perhaps by this means the best known of his pieces , is yet by no means the most deserving . His songs in general may be compared to those of Pindar , as they have ...
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