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Page 26
... shew you , in its " original state , the rough diamond which Shakspeare has " polished to so transcendant a brightness . " ( Vol . I. p . 7. ) As he adds in a note , " the coarseness of this translation will be 66 pardoned , as it is ...
... shew you , in its " original state , the rough diamond which Shakspeare has " polished to so transcendant a brightness . " ( Vol . I. p . 7. ) As he adds in a note , " the coarseness of this translation will be 66 pardoned , as it is ...
Page 30
... shew that he is not deficient in this respect . Indeed , he misses no opportunity of display- ing his skill in wielding the weapons of Theology ; even thé far - famed Sir Hudibras might have feared a conflict with him . Without ...
... shew that he is not deficient in this respect . Indeed , he misses no opportunity of display- ing his skill in wielding the weapons of Theology ; even thé far - famed Sir Hudibras might have feared a conflict with him . Without ...
Page 102
... shew the despicable villain that merited the blow he received . The ridiculous line intended as a parody , in Chronononhotonthologos , " And Bombardinian has receiv'd a blow , ' " in point of absurdity and bombast , sinks to nothing ...
... shew the despicable villain that merited the blow he received . The ridiculous line intended as a parody , in Chronononhotonthologos , " And Bombardinian has receiv'd a blow , ' " in point of absurdity and bombast , sinks to nothing ...
Page 105
... shew that , though such unequal marriages might occasion- ally from the high merit and accomplishments of the women be justified , they should not be considered as examples to be frequently followed . Of this , the mother - in - law of ...
... shew that , though such unequal marriages might occasion- ally from the high merit and accomplishments of the women be justified , they should not be considered as examples to be frequently followed . Of this , the mother - in - law of ...
Page 108
... shew that though many of her observa- tions are excellent , they sometimes press with too much seve- rity against herself . Of her Comedy , Such things are , she says " there was " novelty , locality , and invention in it , and the ...
... shew that though many of her observa- tions are excellent , they sometimes press with too much seve- rity against herself . Of her Comedy , Such things are , she says " there was " novelty , locality , and invention in it , and the ...
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