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An author, it seems, has taken an aversion to the faces of several players, and
has written verses to prove his dislike; the players fall upon the author, and
assure the town he must be dull, and their faces must be good, because he wants
a ...
An author, it seems, has taken an aversion to the faces of several players, and
has written verses to prove his dislike; the players fall upon the author, and
assure the town he must be dull, and their faces must be good, because he wants
a ...
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Hildebrand Jacob, as I think he was called, and Charles Johnson were poets,
both at that time possessed of great reputation, for Johnson had written eleven
plays acted with great success, and Jacob, though he had written but five, had
five ...
Hildebrand Jacob, as I think he was called, and Charles Johnson were poets,
both at that time possessed of great reputation, for Johnson had written eleven
plays acted with great success, and Jacob, though he had written but five, had
five ...
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The reasons of my choice were, that we had no history of this splendid period in
our language, but what was either too voluminous for common use, or too meanly
written to please. Catrou and Rouille's history in six volumes folio, translated ...
The reasons of my choice were, that we had no history of this splendid period in
our language, but what was either too voluminous for common use, or too meanly
written to please. Catrou and Rouille's history in six volumes folio, translated ...
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... of Roman History published some time since, several friends and others,
whose business leads them to consult the wants of the public, have been
induced to suppose that an English history, written on the same plan, would be
acceptable.
... of Roman History published some time since, several friends and others,
whose business leads them to consult the wants of the public, have been
induced to suppose that an English history, written on the same plan, would be
acceptable.
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The following Natural History is written with only such an attention to system as
serves to remove the reader's embarrassments, and allure him to proceed. It can
make no pretensions in directing him to the name of every object he mects with ...
The following Natural History is written with only such an attention to system as
serves to remove the reader's embarrassments, and allure him to proceed. It can
make no pretensions in directing him to the name of every object he mects with ...
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