The Adventures of David Simple, Volumes 1-2Garland Pub., 1974 - 600 pages The story of a wayfaring hero in search of true friendship who triumphs by good nature and moral strength. He finds happiness in marriage and a rural, bucolic life, away from the corruptions of the city. Cf. Wikipedia. |
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Page ix
... kind is in its Nature a comic Epic Poem , of which Homer left us a Precedent , tho it be unhappily loft . The two great Originals of a ferious Air , which we bave derived from that mighty Genius , differ principally in the Action ...
... kind is in its Nature a comic Epic Poem , of which Homer left us a Precedent , tho it be unhappily loft . The two great Originals of a ferious Air , which we bave derived from that mighty Genius , differ principally in the Action ...
Page x
... kind is the Book now be fore us , where the Fable confifts of a Scries of feparate Adventures detached from , and independent on each other , yet all tending to one great End ; fo that those who should object want of Unity of Action ...
... kind is the Book now be fore us , where the Fable confifts of a Scries of feparate Adventures detached from , and independent on each other , yet all tending to one great End ; fo that those who should object want of Unity of Action ...
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... kind to him ; he therefore had fome hopes he would receive and take care of him . He got up , and walked as well as he was able to his Uncle's Houfe . The good old Man was quite frighten'd at the fight of him ; for the one Day's ex ...
... kind to him ; he therefore had fome hopes he would receive and take care of him . He got up , and walked as well as he was able to his Uncle's Houfe . The good old Man was quite frighten'd at the fight of him ; for the one Day's ex ...
Contents
TH HE Works of Mr THOMSON in 2 vols St with Cuts I Containing the Seafons | 2 |
Ferala Viscount St Alban and Lord High Chan | 9 |
CONTENTS | 11 |
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