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... seemed desirable to make the representation of approved authors as complete as a moderate limit would allow , it became necessary to revise the whole work ; and , in order to gain space for a more extended view , to omit whatever was of ...
... seemed desirable to make the representation of approved authors as complete as a moderate limit would allow , it became necessary to revise the whole work ; and , in order to gain space for a more extended view , to omit whatever was of ...
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... seemed to require any other than this general acknowledgment . The Editor indulges the hope that , while the changes which have been introduced will impart to the work an increased interest , they will not be found to impair at all its ...
... seemed to require any other than this general acknowledgment . The Editor indulges the hope that , while the changes which have been introduced will impart to the work an increased interest , they will not be found to impair at all its ...
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... Seemed burnyng upon her white throat ; Now gif there was good parly God it wote . And for to walk that freshè mayè's morrow , An hook she had upon her tissue white , That goodlier had not been seen toforrow , 10 As I suppose , and girt ...
... Seemed burnyng upon her white throat ; Now gif there was good parly God it wote . And for to walk that freshè mayè's morrow , An hook she had upon her tissue white , That goodlier had not been seen toforrow , 10 As I suppose , and girt ...
Page 77
... seemed not , But hevenly pourtraict of bright angels hew , Cleare as the skye , withouten blame or blot , Through goodly mixture of complexions dew ; And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew Like roses in a bed of lillies shed , The ...
... seemed not , But hevenly pourtraict of bright angels hew , Cleare as the skye , withouten blame or blot , Through goodly mixture of complexions dew ; And in her cheekes the vermeill red did shew Like roses in a bed of lillies shed , The ...
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... seemed good in thy sight , and thou restedst . But when man turned to the works of his hands , he found all vanity and vexation of spirit , and experienced no rest . If , however , we labour in thy works , thou wilt make us to partake ...
... seemed good in thy sight , and thou restedst . But when man turned to the works of his hands , he found all vanity and vexation of spirit , and experienced no rest . If , however , we labour in thy works , thou wilt make us to partake ...
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