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... seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the countess's music , and his lines on the famous ... seems , in Prior , who probably knew that his own part of the performance was the best . He had not , however , much ...
... seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the countess's music , and his lines on the famous ... seems , in Prior , who probably knew that his own part of the performance was the best . He had not , however , much ...
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... of men elated by recent authority . They are represented as asking questions sometimes vague , sometimes insidious , and writing answers different from those which they 66 received . Prior , however , seems to have 14 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... of men elated by recent authority . They are represented as asking questions sometimes vague , sometimes insidious , and writing answers different from those which they 66 received . Prior , however , seems to have 14 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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... seems to have been overpowered by their turbulence ; for he confesses that he signed what , if he had ever come before a legal judicature , he should have contradicted or explained away . The oath was administered by Boscawen , a ...
... seems to have been overpowered by their turbulence ; for he confesses that he signed what , if he had ever come before a legal judicature , he should have contradicted or explained away . The oath was administered by Boscawen , a ...
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... But it seems that busy men seldom live long in a state of quiet . It is not unlikely that his health declined . He complains of deafness ; " for , " says he , " I took little care of my ears while I 16 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... But it seems that busy men seldom live long in a state of quiet . It is not unlikely that his health declined . He complains of deafness ; " for , " says he , " I took little care of my ears while I 16 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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... seems to have adhered , not only by con- currence of political designs , but by peculiar affection , to the Earl of Oxford and his family . With how much confidence he was trusted has been already told . He was , however , in Pope's ...
... seems to have adhered , not only by con- currence of political designs , but by peculiar affection , to the Earl of Oxford and his family . With how much confidence he was trusted has been already told . He was , however , in Pope's ...
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