...I am fti write familiar things, as sonnets to Armida, (5^ and the like, I make use of stew'd primes only ; but when I have a grand design in hand, I ever take physic, atul let blood i for when you would have" pure swiftness of thought, and fiery nights of fancy, yotr...

...do. If I am to write familiar things, as sonnets to Armida; (3) and the like, I make use of sfevv'd prunes only ; but when I have a grand design in hand,...you would have pure swiftness of thought, and fiery- nights of fancy, you must have a care of the pensive p^rt. In fine, you must purge the fcelly. Smith....

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...can learn of this as sonnets to Armida, and the like, I make use of stewed prunes enly ; but, when 1 have a grand design in hand, I ever take physic, and...the pensive part. In fine, you must purge the belly. Smith. By my troth, Sir, this is a most admirable receipt for writing. Bayes. Aye, 'tis my secret ;...

...what I do. If I am to write familiar things, as sonnets to Armida, and the like, I make use of stew'd prunes only ; but when I have a grand design in hand,...of fancy, you must have a care of the pensive part : m fine, you must purge the belly. Smi. By my troth, sir, this is a most admirable receipt for writing....

...what I do. If I am to write familiar things, as sonnets to Armida, and the like, I make use of stew'd prunes only; but when I have a grand design in hand,...swiftness of thought, and fiery flights of fancy, v on must have a care of the pensire part ; in fine, you must purge the belly. Smi. By my troth, sir,...

...what I do. If I am to write familiar things, ns sonnets to Armida, and the like, I make use of stew'd prunes only ; but when I have a grand design in hand, I ever take physic, und let Mood ; for when you would have pure swiftness of thought, and fiery flights of limey, you must...

...do : — If I am to write familiar things, as sonnets to Annida, and the like, I make use of stew'd prunes only; but when I have a grand design in hand,...flights of fancy, you must have a care of the pensive partIn fine, you must purge the belly. Smith. By my troth, sir, this is a most admirable receipt for...

...preparations for a course of study by a course of medicine! "When I have a grand design," says he, " I ever take physic and let blood; for when you would...the pensive part; in fine, you must purge the belly !" Such was really the practice of the poet, as La Motte, who was a physician, informs us, and in his...

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