Chamber's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 2 |
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Page 252
... once the reins of empire held ; In arms who triumphed , or in arts excelled ; Chiefs graced with scars and prodigal ... once so loved , whene'er thy bower appears , O'er my dim eyeballs glance the sudden tears ? How sweet were once thy ...
... once the reins of empire held ; In arms who triumphed , or in arts excelled ; Chiefs graced with scars and prodigal ... once so loved , whene'er thy bower appears , O'er my dim eyeballs glance the sudden tears ? How sweet were once thy ...
Page 303
... once engaged ; as it early discovered itself , so I think it hath spread itself all along through the whole of my course . It hath been a spring of much uneasiness to me in the course of my life ; in that I was thereby naturally fond ...
... once engaged ; as it early discovered itself , so I think it hath spread itself all along through the whole of my course . It hath been a spring of much uneasiness to me in the course of my life ; in that I was thereby naturally fond ...
Page 402
... once fashionable and profitable . The first two volumes of the book were published simultaneously in York and London on New Year's Day 1760 ; their extraordinary originality ( partly genuine , partly artificial ) took the town at once ...
... once fashionable and profitable . The first two volumes of the book were published simultaneously in York and London on New Year's Day 1760 ; their extraordinary originality ( partly genuine , partly artificial ) took the town at once ...
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