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" I do therefore affirm upon the word of a sincere man, that there is now actually in being a certain poet, called John Dryden, whose translation of Virgil was lately printed in a large folio, well bound, and if diligent search were made, for aught... "
The Works ...: With the Author's Life and Character, Notes [etc.] In Eight ... - Page 25
by Jonathan Swift - 1761
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A Selection from the Best English Essays Illustrative of the History of ...

Sherwin Cody - 1903 - 508 pages
...specimen of our learning, our politeness, and our wit. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere man, that there is now actually in being a certain poet, called John Dryden, whose translation of Virgil was lately printed in a large folio, well bound, and, if diligent...
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The Modern Language Review, Volume 8

John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1913 - 620 pages
...written in 1704. Dedication to Prince Posterity. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere man, that there is now actually in being a certain poet, called John Dryden, whose translation of Virgil was lately printed in a large folio, well bound, and, if diligent...
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A Tale of a Tub: The Battle of the Books, and Other Early Works

Jonathan Swift - 1907 - 444 pages
...this minute I am writing : what revolutions may happen before it shall be ready for your perusal, I can by no means warrant : however, I beg you to accept it as a specimen of our learning, our politeness, and our wit. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...this minute I am writing; what revolutions may happen before it shall be ready for your perusal, I can by no means warrant; however, I beg you to accept it as a specimen of our learning, our politeness, and our wit. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 744 pages
...this minute I am writing; what revolutions may happen before it shall be ready for your perusal, I can by no means warrant; however, I beg you to accept it as a specimen of our learning, our politeness, and our wit. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 754 pages
...this minute I am writing; what revolutions may happen before it shall be ready for your perusal, I can by no means warrant; however, I beg you to accept it as a specimen of our learning, our politeness, and our wit. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere...
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Readings in English Prose of the Eighteenth Century

Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1911 - 752 pages
...specimen of our learning, our politeness, and our wit. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere man, that there is now actually in being a certain poet, called John Dryden, whose translation of Virgil was lately printed in a large folio, well bound, and, if diligent...
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A History of English Prose Rhythm

George Saintsbury - 1912 - 518 pages
...this minute | I am writing : what revolutions may happen before it shall be ready for your perusal, I can by no means warrant : however, I beg you to accept it as a specimen | of our learning, | our politeness, | and our wit. | I do therefore affirm, upon the word...
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A History of English Prose Rhythm

George Saintsbury - 1912 - 516 pages
...means warrant : however, I beg you to accept it as a specimen | of our learning, | our politeness, | and our wit. | I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere man, that there is now actually in being a certain poet, called John Dryden, whose translation...
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The Modern Language Review, Volume 8

John George Robertson, Charles Jasper Sisson - 1913 - 640 pages
...written in 1704. Dedication to Prince Posterity. I do therefore affirm, upon the word of a sincere man, that there is now actually in being a certain poet, called John Dryden, whose translation of Virgil was lately printed in a large folio, well bound, and, if diligent...
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