Enlightened England: An Anthology of Eighteenth Century LiteratureW.W. Norton, 1947 - 1248 pages |
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Page 129
... thought it pious to preserve a certain reverence for the manes of their deceased friends , and have withdrawn themselves from the rest of the world at certain seasons to commemorate in their own thoughts such of their acquaintance who ...
... thought it pious to preserve a certain reverence for the manes of their deceased friends , and have withdrawn themselves from the rest of the world at certain seasons to commemorate in their own thoughts such of their acquaintance who ...
Page 145
... thought to be beautiful which is not just , and has not its founda- tion in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable of which good sense is not the groundwork . Boileau has ...
... thought to be beautiful which is not just , and has not its founda- tion in the nature of things ; that the basis of all wit is truth ; and that no thought can be valuable of which good sense is not the groundwork . Boileau has ...
Page 452
... and Darkness ! solemn sisters ! twins From ancient Night , who nurse the tender thought 10 20 20 To reason , and on reason build resolve , ( 452 ENLIGHTENED ENGLAND THE COMPLAINT, OR NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY.
... and Darkness ! solemn sisters ! twins From ancient Night , who nurse the tender thought 10 20 20 To reason , and on reason build resolve , ( 452 ENLIGHTENED ENGLAND THE COMPLAINT, OR NIGHT THOUGHTS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND IMMORTALITY.
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Daniel Defoe | 11 |
Isaac Watts | 57 |
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