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 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1702 - 362 pages
...will think that what we loojly write, Tho' now arraign' d, he read with fame delight ; • Becaufe he feems to chew the Cud again, When his broad Comment...explaining "Page, . than all the double Meanings of the Stage.. What needs he TarQphrafe on what we mean ? We were at worft but Wanton ; he's Obfcene. /> nor... | |
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...delight; Becaufe he feems to chew the Cud again, When his braadCpmment makes theText too plain: An4 teaches more in one explaining Page, Than all the double Meanings of the Stage. What needs he Paraphrafe on what we mean ? We were at woril but Wanjon ; he's Obfcene, I, nqr... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...world will think that what we loofely write, Tho now arraign'd, he red with fome delight ; Becaufe he feems to chew the cud again, When his broad comment...explaining page, Than all the double meanings of the ftage. What needs he paraphrafe on what we mean ? We were at worft but wanton ; he's obfcene. I, not... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...world will think that what we loofely write, Tho' now arraign'd, he read with fome delight ; Becaufe he feems to chew the cud again, When his broad comment...explaining page, Than all the double meanings of the ftage. What needs he parapiirafe on what we mean ? We were at worft but wanton ; he's obfcene. I, not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 356 pages
...world will think that what we loofely write, Though now arraign'd, he read with Tome delight; Becaiife he feems to chew the cud again, When his broad comment...teaches more in one explaining page, Than all the double-meanings of the ftage. What needs he paraphrafe on what we mean ? We were at word but wanton... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...think that what we loofely write, Though now arraign'd, he read with fome delight ; Becaufe he fee:ns to chew the cud again, When his broad comment makes...teaches more in one explaining page, Than all the double-meanings of the ftage. What needs he paraphrafe on what we mean ? We were at worft but wanton... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...write, Tho' now arraign'd, he read with fome delight; Becaufe he fecms to chew the cud a^ain, •'luii his broad comment makes the text too plain : And teaches...explaining page, Than all the double meanings of the rtaje. Voi. Il. S What needs he paraphrafe on what we mean? We were at worft but wanton ; he's obfeene.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...world will think that what we loofely write, Though now arraign'd, he read with fome delight; Becaufe he feems to chew the cud again, When his broad comment...teaches more in one explaining page, Than all the double-meanings of the ftage. What needs he paraphrafe on what we mean ? We were at worft but wanton;... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...think that what we loofcly write, Though now arraign 'd, he read with fome delight; BecauTe he fcems to chew the cud again, When his broad comment makes the text to« plain; And teaches more in one explaining page Than all the double-meanings of the ftage. What... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...world will think that what we loofly write, Tho' now arraign'd, he read witli fome delight : Becaufe he feems to chew the cud again. When his broad comment makes the text too p!a!n And reaches more in one explaining page, Than all th? double meanings of tfie ftage. What need... | |
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