Restituta: Or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English Literature, Reviewed, Volume 4T. Bensley, 1816 - English literature |
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... leave our Helicon , Our double - topped hill , our Citharon , That were nigh ruinated with disgrace , And hither come to a more worthy place ; Where on the top of an imperious * throne We will build up another Helicon . The hilles we ...
... leave our Helicon , Our double - topped hill , our Citharon , That were nigh ruinated with disgrace , And hither come to a more worthy place ; Where on the top of an imperious * throne We will build up another Helicon . The hilles we ...
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... leave winking at your owne faultes and follies . And thus prepared , I beseech you descend to conferre these gay colours in the broade light . Your Earles ( say they ) are the Queene's true subjects . Suppose it , for the time , and for ...
... leave winking at your owne faultes and follies . And thus prepared , I beseech you descend to conferre these gay colours in the broade light . Your Earles ( say they ) are the Queene's true subjects . Suppose it , for the time , and for ...
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... leave to a hunter to kill the best lambe in his flock , than to let goe a foxe or a wolfe . Item that no traitor is more perilous than he , that wresteth the lawe to raise an underminer of the prince's crowne to her danger . Item that ...
... leave to a hunter to kill the best lambe in his flock , than to let goe a foxe or a wolfe . Item that no traitor is more perilous than he , that wresteth the lawe to raise an underminer of the prince's crowne to her danger . Item that ...
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... leave the ampler relation hereof to future poste- rities ; and herein humbly craving pardon of your Majestie , for this my presumption , ( which indeed hath bene founded on your Highnesse ' gracious acceptance of my former passionate ...
... leave the ampler relation hereof to future poste- rities ; and herein humbly craving pardon of your Majestie , for this my presumption , ( which indeed hath bene founded on your Highnesse ' gracious acceptance of my former passionate ...
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... 1596 . 4to . pp . 436 , and three leaves of introduction . The full and plain word , " Deliver , " would have been more judicious : this unusual elision is most awkward . DEDICATION addressed " To the right Honorable my most especiall 54.
... 1596 . 4to . pp . 436 , and three leaves of introduction . The full and plain word , " Deliver , " would have been more judicious : this unusual elision is most awkward . DEDICATION addressed " To the right Honorable my most especiall 54.
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