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Page 400
... P. 77 , lines 5 and 6 , for Aristotle , read Ariosto . The " Guide to the Companion , " ascribed to Mr. Warton , I have been since informed on good authority , was the production of Mr. Huddes- ford . κίν ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS .
... P. 77 , lines 5 and 6 , for Aristotle , read Ariosto . The " Guide to the Companion , " ascribed to Mr. Warton , I have been since informed on good authority , was the production of Mr. Huddes- ford . κίν ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS .
Page 412
... productions . It is supposed that many of his writings are lost . What remain , however , and have been authenticated with tolerable certainty , must have formed the occupation of a considerable part of his life , and been the result of ...
... productions . It is supposed that many of his writings are lost . What remain , however , and have been authenticated with tolerable certainty , must have formed the occupation of a considerable part of his life , and been the result of ...
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... productions were in Latin , until the time of the Reformation , which , among other advantages , opened the way to the cultivation of the English tongue . In the page where Skelton mentions his being curate of Trompington , he informs ...
... productions were in Latin , until the time of the Reformation , which , among other advantages , opened the way to the cultivation of the English tongue . In the page where Skelton mentions his being curate of Trompington , he informs ...
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... this than in his other translations , that the Eneid appears to have been the production of his happier days , The other authors VOL . II . Y who preceded Milton in the attempts to break through the LIFE OF SURREY . 321.
... this than in his other translations , that the Eneid appears to have been the production of his happier days , The other authors VOL . II . Y who preceded Milton in the attempts to break through the LIFE OF SURREY . 321.
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... production of our author , although twice ' Such at least is Mr. Park's opinion , preferable in this instance to that of Dr. Tanner , and certainly to that of Dr. Berkenhout . C. A perfect copy of this edition is very rare . That used ...
... production of our author , although twice ' Such at least is Mr. Park's opinion , preferable in this instance to that of Dr. Tanner , and certainly to that of Dr. Berkenhout . C. A perfect copy of this edition is very rare . That used ...
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