The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Volume 4C. Dilly, 1788 - Conduct of life |
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Page 64
... fatire upon living characters , he took poft on the boldest ground , that was left for him to stand on , and opened his attack upon the dead by ridiculing the im- mortal Odyfley of Homer . The chorus was now withdrawn , and the poet no ...
... fatire upon living characters , he took poft on the boldest ground , that was left for him to stand on , and opened his attack upon the dead by ridiculing the im- mortal Odyfley of Homer . The chorus was now withdrawn , and the poet no ...
Page 149
... fatire and unrivalled erudition ; a work- Quod non imber edax , non aquilo impotens Poffit diruere , aut innumerabilis . Annorum feries et fuga temporum , In this drama the learned reader will find him- self for ever treading upon ...
... fatire and unrivalled erudition ; a work- Quod non imber edax , non aquilo impotens Poffit diruere , aut innumerabilis . Annorum feries et fuga temporum , In this drama the learned reader will find him- self for ever treading upon ...
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