An apology for the study of northern antiquities by Elizabeth Elstob
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_Monosyllables_, he had surely banished them from these two Lines; and
were I to fetch Testimonies out of his Writings, I might pick a Jury of Twelve out of every Page. And now comes Mr. _Waller_, and what does he with his _Monosyllables_, but, Give us new Rules, and set our Harp in Tune. And that honourable Peer whom be commends, the Lord _Roscommon_ thus keeps him in Countenance; Be what you will, so you be still the same. And again, In her full Flight, and when she shou'd be curb'd. Soon after, Use is the Judge, the Law, and Rule of Speech, And by and by, We weep and laugh, as we see others do, He only makes me sad who shews the way: But if you act them ill, I sleep or laugh. The next I shall mention is my Lord _Orrery_, who, as Mr. _Anthony Wood_ says, was a great Poet, Statesman, Soldier, and great every thing which |
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