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The Monthly review. New and improved ser - Page 440
1787
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The History of the Rise and Progress of Poetry: Through It's [sic] Several ...

John Brown - Classical poetry - 1764 - 280 pages
...Difciplirie, that they themfelves " do more deferve to be fharply difcipli" " ned : For they feldom ule to choofe unto " themfelves the Doings of good Men...their Poems ; but " whomfoever they find to be moft licen" tious of Life, moft bold and lawlefs in his " Doings, moft dangerous and defperate in " all...
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The History of the Rise and Progress of Poetry: Through It's [sic] Several ...

John Brown - Classical poetry - 1764 - 288 pages
...moral Difcipline, that, they themfelves " do more deferve to be fharply difcipli" ned: For they feldoin ufe to choofe unto " themfelves the Doings of good Men for, " the Arguments of their Poems ; but " whomsoever they find to be moft hcen* " tious of Life, moft bold and laivlefs in his " Doings, moft...
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The History of the Rise and Progress of Poetry: Through It's [sic] Several ...

John Brown - Classical poetry - 1764 - 280 pages
...they themfelves " do more deferve to be fharply difcipli" ned : For they feldom ufe to choofe unto t " themfelves the Doings of good Men for " the Arguments of their Poems ; but " whomsoever they find to be moft lie en* " tious of Life, moft bold and la.wlefs in his " Doings,...
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The Lady's Magazine: Entertaining Companion, for the Fair Sex, Appropriated ...

1778 - 776 pages
...themfelves do more | deferve to be fharply difciplined ; for they feldom ufe to choofe unto themferfes the doings of good men for the arguments of their...lawlefs in his doings, moft dangerous and defperate fa al! parts of difobedience, and rebellions tjifpofition, him they fet up and glorify in their rythmes,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 77

Books - 1787 - 666 pages
...inftrufting young men in moral discipline, that they themfelves do more deferve to be Iharply difciplined : for they feldom ufe to choofe unto themfelves the...whomfoever they find to be moft licentious of life, moil bold and lawlefs in his doings, mod dangerous and defperate in all parts of difobcdier.ee and...
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The Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 8

Edmund Spenser - English poetry - 1805 - 594 pages
...dii'cipline, that they themfelves doe more deferve to bee iharpely difciplined ; for they feldome ule to choofe unto themfelves the doings of good men for...the arguments of their poems, but whomfoever they finde to be moft licentious of life, moft bolde and lawlefle in his doings, moft dangerous and defperate...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1806 - 478 pages
...and virtuous, informs us, that the bards, on the contrary, " seldom use to chuse " unto themselves the doings of good men for the " arguments of their poems ; but whomsoever they " finde to be most licentious of life, most bold and •• lawless in his doings,...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 2

George Burnett - 1807 - 528 pages
...themselves do more deserve to be sharply disciplined : for they seldom use to choose unto themselves the doings of good men for the arguments of their poems, but whomsoever they find to be most licentious of life, most bold and lawless in his doings, most dangerous...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 2

George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...themselves <lo more deserve to be sharply disciplined : for they seldom use to choose unto themselves the doings of good men for the arguments of their poems, but whomsoever they find to be most licentious of life, most bold and lawless in his doings, most dangerous...
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Observations on the character, customs, and superstitions of the Irish

Daniel Dewar - Ireland - 1812 - 372 pages
...themselves do more deserve to be sharply " disciplined : for they seldom use to choose " unto themselves the doings of good men for " the arguments of their poems; but whomsoever " they found to be most licentious of life, most " bold and lawless in his doings, most...
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