Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, Volume 2Intended as a sequel to the Literary anecdotes. |
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Se , 2 : ' Thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a promontory , And heard a mermaid , on a dolphin's back , Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath , That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their ...
Se , 2 : ' Thou remember'st Since once I sat upon a promontory , And heard a mermaid , on a dolphin's back , Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath , That the rude sea grew civil at her song ; And certain stars shot madly from their ...
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| Title | Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, Volume 2 Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century: Consisting of Authentic Memoirs and Original Letters of Eminent Persons; and Intended as a Sequel to the Literary Anecdotes, John Bowyer Nichols |
| Author | John Nichols |
| Publisher | author, 1817 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 27 Nov 2007 |
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