Miscellaneous poems. Dramatic poemsF.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 |
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... taken a ballad I published some time ago , from one by the ingenious Mr. Percy . I do not think there is any great resemblance between the * The Friar of Orders Gray . " Reliq . of Anc . Poetry , " vol . I. Book 2. No. 18 . VOL . II . C ...
... taken a ballad I published some time ago , from one by the ingenious Mr. Percy . I do not think there is any great resemblance between the * The Friar of Orders Gray . " Reliq . of Anc . Poetry , " vol . I. Book 2. No. 18 . VOL . II . C ...
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... taken from mine . I read it to Mr. Percy some years ago ; and he ( as we both considered these things as trifles at best ) told me with his usual good humour , the next time I saw him , that he had taken my plan to form the fragments of ...
... taken from mine . I read it to Mr. Percy some years ago ; and he ( as we both considered these things as trifles at best ) told me with his usual good humour , the next time I saw him , that he had taken my plan to form the fragments of ...
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... taken all possible pains , in my country excursions , for these four or five years past , to be certain of what I allege , and that all my views and inquiries have led me to believe those miseries real which I here attempt to display ...
... taken all possible pains , in my country excursions , for these four or five years past , to be certain of what I allege , and that all my views and inquiries have led me to believe those miseries real which I here attempt to display ...
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... taken this house in my way . To - morrow you take a poor dinner with me ; No words - I insist on ' t - precisely at three : We'll have Johnson , and Burke , all the wits will be there ; My acquaintance is slight , or I'd ask my lord ...
... taken this house in my way . To - morrow you take a poor dinner with me ; No words - I insist on ' t - precisely at three : We'll have Johnson , and Burke , all the wits will be there ; My acquaintance is slight , or I'd ask my lord ...
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... absconded , and I have taken up the security . Now , my intention is to involve him in fictitious distress , before he has plunged himself into real calamity . To arrest him for that very debt THE GOOD - NATUR'D MAN . 141.
... absconded , and I have taken up the security . Now , my intention is to involve him in fictitious distress , before he has plunged himself into real calamity . To arrest him for that very debt THE GOOD - NATUR'D MAN . 141.
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aunt BAILIFF bar-maid battle of Belgrade believe blessing breast BULKLEY CHALDEAN Charles Marlow charms daughter David Garrick dear DIGGORY e'en Ecod Enter Miss Epilogue Exeunt Exit eyes father favour fear fellow folly fool forgive fortune friendship GARNET girl give GOLDSMITH good-natur'd hand happiness HASTINGS hear heart Heaven honour hope horses hour humour impudence JARVIS jewels keep lady laugh leave LEONTINE letter LOFTY look Lord Madam maid MARLOW married mean mind Miss CATLEY Miss HARDCASTLE Miss NEVILLE Miss RICHLAND modest never night o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH OLIVIA pardon passion pleasure poor POSTBOY Pray pretty pride PROPHET pruin scarce scene SERVANT shew Sir CHARLES Sir William Honeywood smiling soul stept STOOPS TO CONQUER sure sweet SWEET AUBURN talk tell thee there's thing thou TONY undone wretch Zounds
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