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" What Virgil wrote in the vigour of his age, in plenty and at ease, I have undertaken to translate in my declining years; struggling with wants, oppressed with sickness, curbed in my genius, liable to be misconstrued in all I write... "
The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time - Page 1490
by David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 4190 pages
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The Works of Virgil:: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Aeneis, Volume 3

Virgil - 1721 - 408 pages
...Tears: ftrugling with Wants, ofprefi'd with Sickaefs, cttrb'd in my Genius, liable to be mifconftrued in all I write ; and my Judges, if they are not very equitable, already prejudiced againft me, by the Lying Charadler which has been given them of my Morals. Yet fteady to my Principles,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's virgil

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 398 pages
...mifconftrued in all I write ; and my judges, if they are not ve:y equitable, already prejudiced againft me, by the lying character which has been given them of my morals. Yet, fieady to my principles, and not d^:fpirited with my affli&ipns, I have, by the blefllng of God-on...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 24

English poets - 1790 - 388 pages
...years: ftruggling with wants, opprefled with ficknefs, curbed in my genius, liable to be mifconftrued in all I write; and my judges, if they are not very equitable, already prejudiced againft me, by the lying charafter which has been given them of my morals. Yet, fteady to my principles,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 662 pages
...at ease,* I have undertaken to translate in my declining years ; struggling with wants, oppressed by sickness, curbed in my genius, liable to be misconstrued...Yet steady to my principles, and not dispirited with myafHictions, I have, by the blessing of GOD on my endeavours, overcome all difficulties ; and, in...
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Dryden. Smyth. Duke. King. Sprat. Halifax

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...years : ftruggling with want», oppreiTed with licknefs, curbed in my genius, liable to be mifconftrucd in all I write) and my judges, if they are not very equitable, already prejudiced againfl me, by tht lying character which has been given them of my morals. Yet, Ready to my principles,...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...entitled Concio ad Clerum. POSTSCRIPT. W HAT Virgil wrote in the vigour of his age, in plenty and at ease,* I have undertaken to translate in my declining years ; struggling with wants, oppressed by sickness, curbed in my genius, liable to be misconstrued in all I write ; and my judges, if they...
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The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now ..., Volume 3

John Dryden - 1800 - 674 pages
...entitled Concio ad Clerum. POSTSCRIPT. W HAT Virgil wrote in the vigour of his age, in plenty and at ease,* I have undertaken to translate in my declining years ; struggling with wants, oppressed by sickness, curbed in my genius, liable to be misconstrued in all I write ; and my judges, if they...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 3

Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...mifconftrued in all I write ; and my judges, if they aie not very equitable, already prejudiced againit me, by the lying character which has been given them of my morals. Yet, fteady to my principles, and not difpirited with my affligions, 1 have, by the blcifiug of God on my...
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The Works of Virgil, Volume 3

Virgil - 1806 - 362 pages
...through the wound. POSTSCRIPT TO THE READER, WHAT Virgil wrote in the vigour of his age< in plenty and at ease, I have undertaken to translate in my declining...has been given them of my morals. Yet, steady to my principleSj and not dispirited with my afflictions, I have, by the blessing of God on my endeavours,...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 24

John Bell - 1807 - 376 pages
...soul came rushing tbrough tte wound.. WHAY Virgil wrote in the vigour of his age, in plenty and nt ease, I have undertaken to translate in my declining...years; struggling with wants, oppressed with sickness, curhed in my 'genins, liable to he misconstrued in all I write; and my judges, if tliey are not very...
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