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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Pope's Homer's ... - Page 352
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The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, Volume 3

Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...aMountebank's-Srage, or to be Matters of the Ceremonies in a BearGarden. Yet thefe are they who have the moft Admirers. But it often happens , to their Mortification, that as their Readers improve their Stock of Senfe, (as they may by reading better Books, and by Converfation with Men of Judgment, ) they foon...
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The Spectator. Volume the First. [-eighth.].

1744 - 348 pages
...Mountebank's Stage, or to be Mailers of the Ceremonies in a Bear-garden: Yet thefe are they who have the moft Admirers. But it often happens, to their Mortification, that as their Readers improve their Stock of Senfe, (as they may by reading better Books, and by Conversation with Men of Judgment) they foon forfake...
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The Spectator: ...

Great Britain - 1778 - 378 pages
...mountebank's ftage, or to be matters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden : yet thefe are they who have the moft admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their flock of fenfe, as they may by reading better books, and by converfatioh with men of judgment, they...
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The Works of the English Poets: Virgil, trans. by Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...mountebank's ftage, or to be mafters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden. Yet thefe are they who have the moft admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their ftock of fenfe (as they may by reading better books, and by converfation with men cf judgment), they...
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The Works of the English Poets: Virgil, trans. by Dryden

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...be mafters of the ceremonies . in a bear-garden.. Yet thefe are they who have the 'molt admirers i But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their ftock of fenfe (as they may by reading better books, and by converfation with men of judgment), they...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...ftage, or to he п\зЛ\ек of xVe c«emomes in a bear-garden-, ^-et tVefc »rt they who have the moft admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their Ibck of fenfe, as they may by reading better books, and by eonverfation with men of judgment, they...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...flage, or to be mailers of the ' ceremonies in a bear-garden : yet thefe are ' they who have the mofl admirers. But it often ' happens, to their mortification, that as their ' readers improve their flock of fenfe (as they ' may by reading better books, and by converfa' tion with men of judgment)...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 22

English poets - 1790 - 366 pages
...mountebank's ftage, or to be mafters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden. Yet thefe are they who have the m»fl admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their flock of fenfe (as they may by reading better books, and by converfation with men of judgment) they...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical ...

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...montcbarJtS ftagc, or to be matters of the ceremonies in a bear-garden. Yet thefe are they who have the moil admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their Hock of len'.V (as they may by reading better books, and by converfation with men of judgment) they...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope's Iliad & Odyssey ...

1792 - 918 pages
...montebank's ftage, or to be mailers of the ceremonies in a bear-garden. Yet thefe are they who have the moll admirers. But it often happens, to their mortification, that as their readers improve their dock of fenfe (as they may by reading better books, and by converfation with men of judgment) they...
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