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One of the later Schoole of the Sect , that was otherwise inferiour to the Grecians , examineth the matter , and is at a rest , saith yet excellently well : It is a stand , to thinke what should be in it , that pleasure to stand upon ...
One of the later Schoole of the Sect , that was otherwise inferiour to the Grecians , examineth the matter , and is at a rest , saith yet excellently well : It is a stand , to thinke what should be in it , that pleasure to stand upon ...
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To adore , or scorne an image , or protest , Ellessalino stand inquiring right , is not to stray ; man's May all be ... Cragged , and steep , Truth stands , and hee that will Reach her , about must , and about must goe ; And what the ...
To adore , or scorne an image , or protest , Ellessalino stand inquiring right , is not to stray ; man's May all be ... Cragged , and steep , Truth stands , and hee that will Reach her , about must , and about must goe ; And what the ...
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The Adamantine Doors , for ever stand Impenetrable , both to prai'rs and Teares , The walls inexorable steele , no hand Of Time , or Teeth of hungry Ruine feares . Their ugly ornaments are the bloody staines , Of ragged limbs , torne ...
The Adamantine Doors , for ever stand Impenetrable , both to prai'rs and Teares , The walls inexorable steele , no hand Of Time , or Teeth of hungry Ruine feares . Their ugly ornaments are the bloody staines , Of ragged limbs , torne ...
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The Seventeenth Century 16001660 | 1 |
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