Essays on the Eighteenth Century, Presented to David Nichol Smith in Honour of His Seventieth BirthdayClarendon Press, 1945 - 288 pages |
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... Moral Essay ' - ME iii referring to the Epistle ' On the Use of Riches ' ( to Lord Bathurst ) , and ME iv referring to ' Moral Essay ' iv , which under several titles was addressed to the Earl of Burlington . In the Spence papers this ...
... Moral Essay ' - ME iii referring to the Epistle ' On the Use of Riches ' ( to Lord Bathurst ) , and ME iv referring to ' Moral Essay ' iv , which under several titles was addressed to the Earl of Burlington . In the Spence papers this ...
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... Moral ' section are seen Gray's Elegy next to Porteus on Death , which the young must have found less bearable : it begins less pastorally , Friend to the wretch whom every friend forsakes , I woo thee , Death ! In case Porteus on Death ...
... Moral ' section are seen Gray's Elegy next to Porteus on Death , which the young must have found less bearable : it begins less pastorally , Friend to the wretch whom every friend forsakes , I woo thee , Death ! In case Porteus on Death ...
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... moral obligation , what the rule And what the sanction , till , demanding proof , And seeking it in everything , I lost All feeling of conviction , and , in fine , Sick , wearied out with contrarieties , Yielded up moral questions in ...
... moral obligation , what the rule And what the sanction , till , demanding proof , And seeking it in everything , I lost All feeling of conviction , and , in fine , Sick , wearied out with contrarieties , Yielded up moral questions in ...
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THE CONCISENESS OF SWIFT HERBERT DAVIS Smith College | 33 |
THE INSPIRATION OF POPES POETRY JOHN BUTT Bedford | 65 |
WHERE ONCE STOOD THEIR PLAIN HOMELY DWELL | 80 |
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