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Page 226
... less envied in true , that the carriage of greatness in a plain and open manner ( so it be without arro- gancy and vain glory ) doth draw less envy than if it be in a more crafty and cunning fashion . For in that course a man doth but ...
... less envied in true , that the carriage of greatness in a plain and open manner ( so it be without arro- gancy and vain glory ) doth draw less envy than if it be in a more crafty and cunning fashion . For in that course a man doth but ...
Page 471
... less pleasing , though less glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale , Nor let th ' imprisoned essences exhale ; To draw fresh colors from the vernal flow'rs ; 95 To steal from rainbows e'er they drop in show'rs A ...
... less pleasing , though less glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale , Nor let th ' imprisoned essences exhale ; To draw fresh colors from the vernal flow'rs ; 95 To steal from rainbows e'er they drop in show'rs A ...
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... less obvious ) that the rustic , from the more imperfect 10 development of his faculties , and from the lower state of their cultivation , aims almost solely to convey insulated facts , either those of his scanty experience or his ...
... less obvious ) that the rustic , from the more imperfect 10 development of his faculties , and from the lower state of their cultivation , aims almost solely to convey insulated facts , either those of his scanty experience or his ...
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Beowulf omitting XXVIIXLIII Wil | 48 |
The Popular Ballad | 55 |
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