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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes - Page 141
by Abraham Cowley - 1772
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 228 pages
...of his countrey, as to deferve the curfes of his countrymen. And if great delights be joined with fo much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not...than hunt for them in courts and cities, where they arefo wild, and the chafe fo troublefome and dangerous. We are here among the vaftand noble fcenes...
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A Bill to Enable John Dickins, of Leaton in the County of Stafford, Esq; to ...

Great Britain. Parliament - 1772 - 300 pages
...countfey, as to delerve the curfes of his couhtryme.m . And ir great delights be joined with iorriu(?h innocence^ I think it is ill done of men, not to take them here, where they are-fo.'tamey.afid re'ady at hahd, rather than hunt for them in courts and cities^ .where' they are!...
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The Works of the English Poets: Cowley

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 424 pages
...bis countrey, as to deferve the curies of his country in en. And if great delights be joined with fo much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not...courts and cities, where they are fo wild, and the chace fo troubiefome and dangerous. We are here among the vaft and noble fcenes of nature ; we are...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 520 pages
...iis countrey, as to deferve the curfes o"f his countrymen. -And if 'great delights be joined with fo much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not...hunt for them in courts and cities, where they are . and the chace fo tnmhlefame and dangerous. We art here among the vaft and noble fcenes of nature...
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Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler. Rochester. Roscommon. Otway. Waller. Pomfret ...

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...of his country, as to deferve the curfes of his countrymen. And if great delights be joined with fo much innocence, I think it is ill done of men not...they are fo tame, and ready at hand, rather than hunt fo them in courts and cities, where they are fo wild, and the chace fo troublefome am dangerous. We...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...of his country, as to deserve the curses of his countrymen. And if great delights be joined with so much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not to take them here, where they are so tame, and ready at hand, rather than hunt for them in courts and cities, where they are so wild,...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...of his country, as to deserve the curses of his countrymen. And if great delights be joined wi^h so much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not to take them here, where they are so tame, and ready at hand, rather than hunt for them in courts and cities, where they are so wild,...
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Cowley, Denham, Milton

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...joined with so much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not to take them here, where they are so tame, and ready at hand, rather than hunt for them in courts and cities, where they are so wild, and the Chase so troublesome and dangerous. We are here among the vast and noble scenes of...
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The British Prose Writers...: Cowley's essays. Shenstone's essays

1821 - 424 pages
...as to deserve the curses of his countrymen. And if great delights be joined with so much inflocence, I think it is ill done of men, not to take them here, where they are so tame and ready at hand, rather than hunt for them in courts and cities, where they are so wild,...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 268 pages
...of his country, as to deserve the curses of his countrymen. And if great delights be joined with so much innocence, I think it is ill done of men, not to take them here, where they are so tame, and ready at hand, rather than hunt for them in courts and cities, where they are so wild,...
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