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Page 40
... said to have atchieved . Irish antiquaries have a rage for authenticating , or at least for wishing to render credible , all the wild and fabulous inven- tions of barbarous ages and poets . If they would give them as poetical fictions ...
... said to have atchieved . Irish antiquaries have a rage for authenticating , or at least for wishing to render credible , all the wild and fabulous inven- tions of barbarous ages and poets . If they would give them as poetical fictions ...
Page 57
... said of Gray , may be faid of Mr. Merry : " He ftrives to make him- felf tall by ftanding on tip - toe . " That art , and much art , are neceffary to make a good poet , we readily admit . Having no predilection for myfteries of any kind ...
... said of Gray , may be faid of Mr. Merry : " He ftrives to make him- felf tall by ftanding on tip - toe . " That art , and much art , are neceffary to make a good poet , we readily admit . Having no predilection for myfteries of any kind ...
Page 343
... said to be liberal of their cenfures , let it not alfo be faid that they are " niggards of their praife : " it is with plea- fure that we bestow a tribute of our approbation on the fair Sem- pronia . The ftyle of thefe letters is , on ...
... said to be liberal of their cenfures , let it not alfo be faid that they are " niggards of their praife : " it is with plea- fure that we bestow a tribute of our approbation on the fair Sem- pronia . The ftyle of thefe letters is , on ...
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Plague See Henderfon | 1 |
Van Hemerts Oration on | 3 |
Effays in Support of Religion 352 | 4 |
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