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A story should to please at least seem true

DMI number:
30895
First Line:
A story should to please at least seem true
Last Line:
In vain the forced half smile to keep alive
Poem Genre / Form:
Essay and Extract / snippet from longer work
Themes:
Entertainments / pastimes and Poetry / literature / writing
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Author:
Benjamin Stillingfleet
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
LION: Extract from 'An Essay on Conversation' ('The art of converse, how to sooth the soul')
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Last Line:
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Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
A collection of poems for reading and repetition selected from the most celebrated British poets [ESTC T119516] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.115
Poem Title:
Story-telling
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