The microcosm [ed. by G. Canning and others]. [Another]George Canning 1793 |
Términos y frases comunes
admiration affertion againſt allufions almoſt apartments deranged Apathift arife Author cafe cauſes character Cicero confequences confider confideration courfe defign defire difcover endeavour eſtabliſhed Eton fame faſhionable fatirical fecond feem felf fhall fhort fhould fimilar fimple fince firft firſt fituation fociety fome fpeculation fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuperior fuppofe fyftem Genius glory GREGORY GRIFFIN Half paft Hero higheſt himſelf hiſtory honour human indulgence inftance itſelf juſt labours laft lazy lakes leaſt lefs lounging mankind meaſure MICROCOS mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nerally oaths obfervation occafions Ovid paffion perfon perhaps Philofopher Plato pleafing pleaſed pleaſure Poem poet poetry poffeffed praiſe predeceffors prefent pride purpoſe racter raiſe readers reafon reflect rife Roman ſeem ſhall ſtate ſtill Tacitus thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand thro tion Tom Long univerfal uſe whofe whoſe
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