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Full many a lady I've ey'd with best regard , and many a time Th'harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear ; for several virtues Have I lik'd several women , never any With fo fall foul , but fome defect in ...
Full many a lady I've ey'd with best regard , and many a time Th'harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear ; for several virtues Have I lik'd several women , never any With fo fall foul , but fome defect in ...
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| Title | Elements of Criticism: Volume I [-II]. Volume 2 of Elements of Criticism, Lord Henry Home Kames Volume 2 of Elements of Criticism: Volume I [-II], Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Author | Lord Henry Home Kames |
| Publisher | A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Edinburgh., 1765 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 9 Jan 2007 |
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