Enlightened England: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century LiteratureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 pages |
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Page 78
... never to try , we can never be sure . Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.1 This , my lord , 2 I may safely aver , is so true in itself , and so well known for truth by the cunning formalists of the age , that ...
... never to try , we can never be sure . Ridiculum acri Fortius et melius magnas plerumque secat res.1 This , my lord , 2 I may safely aver , is so true in itself , and so well known for truth by the cunning formalists of the age , that ...
Page 758
... never controlled the wayward , robust ap- petites that drove him to vice ; impersonal and literal as his remarks ... never com- plete until it was recorded , and it was never finally recorded until the finer sort of memory played over it ...
... never controlled the wayward , robust ap- petites that drove him to vice ; impersonal and literal as his remarks ... never com- plete until it was recorded , and it was never finally recorded until the finer sort of memory played over it ...
Page 1075
... never lov'd sae blindly , Never met - or never parted- We had ne'er been broken - hearted . Fare thee weel , thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel , thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy and treasure , Peace , enjoyment , love ...
... never lov'd sae blindly , Never met - or never parted- We had ne'er been broken - hearted . Fare thee weel , thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel , thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy and treasure , Peace , enjoyment , love ...
Contents
The titles of certain selections appear in smaller type These selections | 2 |
Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
Copyright | |
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