Dramatic Works: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volume 1A. Millar, 1798 |
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... forget all your care . II . Old maids shall forget what they wish for in vain , And young ones the rover , they cannot regain ; The rake shall forget bow last night he was cloy'd , Aud Chloe again be with passion enjoy'd . Obey then the ...
... forget all your care . II . Old maids shall forget what they wish for in vain , And young ones the rover , they cannot regain ; The rake shall forget bow last night he was cloy'd , Aud Chloe again be with passion enjoy'd . Obey then the ...
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... forget this unfortunate performance , it will be of more real service to me , than all the waters of Helicon . Esop . I doubt friend you cannot possibly write better , by merely forgetting that you have written before ; be- sides , if ...
... forget this unfortunate performance , it will be of more real service to me , than all the waters of Helicon . Esop . I doubt friend you cannot possibly write better , by merely forgetting that you have written before ; be- sides , if ...
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... forget only what is past ; but if this was in their power , you should surely be your own enemy , in desiring to forget what would be the only comfort of one , so poor and wretched as you seem . What ! I suppose now , you have left some ...
... forget only what is past ; but if this was in their power , you should surely be your own enemy , in desiring to forget what would be the only comfort of one , so poor and wretched as you seem . What ! I suppose now , you have left some ...
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... forget then that I am to die , and leave my money behind me ? Esop . No , but you shall forget that you have it . which will do altogether as well - One large draught of Lethe , to the forgetfulness of your money , will restore you to ...
... forget then that I am to die , and leave my money behind me ? Esop . No , but you shall forget that you have it . which will do altogether as well - One large draught of Lethe , to the forgetfulness of your money , will restore you to ...
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... forget that ease and familiarity . Fine Gent . Why so , daddy ? would you not have me well - bred ? Esop . Yes ; but you may not always meet with people so polite as yourself , or so passive as I am ; and if what you call breeding ...
... forget that ease and familiarity . Fine Gent . Why so , daddy ? would you not have me well - bred ? Esop . Yes ; but you may not always meet with people so polite as yourself , or so passive as I am ; and if what you call breeding ...
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