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Part ii

. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and other Birds._

[299-1] Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth.--ISAAC BARROW (1630-1677): _Duty of Thanksgiving, Works, vol. i. p. 66._

[299-2] Malone states that this was the first time the phrase "classic ground," since so common, was ever used.

[299-3] This line is frequently ascribed to Pope, as it is found in the "Dunciad,"