The Life of David Garrick, Esq, Tom 1 |
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Horace has given the rule : Atque ita mentitur , sic veris falsa remiscet , Primo ne medium , medio ne discrepet imum . The name of Alfric , the rebel duke , is changed to that of Athelstan . The moral doctrine of the piece is of the ...
Horace has given the rule : Atque ita mentitur , sic veris falsa remiscet , Primo ne medium , medio ne discrepet imum . The name of Alfric , the rebel duke , is changed to that of Athelstan . The moral doctrine of the piece is of the ...
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