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Pagina 7
... kind , I should , above all other themes , attempt a panegyric upon my Lord Cowper : for the only sure way to a reputation for eloquence , in an age wherein that perfect orator lives , is to chuse an ar- gument , upon which he himself ...
... kind , I should , above all other themes , attempt a panegyric upon my Lord Cowper : for the only sure way to a reputation for eloquence , in an age wherein that perfect orator lives , is to chuse an ar- gument , upon which he himself ...
Pagina 15
... kind of silken rotunda , in its form not unlike the cu- pola of St. Paul's . I entered upon the whole cause with great satisfaction as I sat under the shadow of it . The counsel for the petticoat was now called in , and ordered to ...
... kind of silken rotunda , in its form not unlike the cu- pola of St. Paul's . I entered upon the whole cause with great satisfaction as I sat under the shadow of it . The counsel for the petticoat was now called in , and ordered to ...
Pagina 19
... kind to furnish out sufficient entertainments for such an humanity and benevolence of temper , I have ever delighted in reading the his- tory of ages past , which draws together into a narrow compass the great occurrences and events ...
... kind to furnish out sufficient entertainments for such an humanity and benevolence of temper , I have ever delighted in reading the his- tory of ages past , which draws together into a narrow compass the great occurrences and events ...
Pagina 20
... kind was that of poor Lucretia ; and yet we see Ovid has found an expedient even in this case . He describes a beautiful and royal virgin walking on the sea - shore , where she was discovered by Neptune , and violated after a long ...
... kind was that of poor Lucretia ; and yet we see Ovid has found an expedient even in this case . He describes a beautiful and royal virgin walking on the sea - shore , where she was discovered by Neptune , and violated after a long ...
Pagina 28
... kind , and reflecting upon myriads of animals that swim in those little seas of juices that are contained in the se- veral vessels of an human body . While my mind was thus filled with that secret wonder and delight , I could not but ...
... kind , and reflecting upon myriads of animals that swim in those little seas of juices that are contained in the se- veral vessels of an human body . While my mind was thus filled with that secret wonder and delight , I could not but ...
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