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Page 56
... published ' The Sophy . ' This seems to have given him his first hold of the publick atten- tion ; for Waller remarked , ' that he broke out like the Irish rebellion three score thousand strong , when nobody was aware , or in the least ...
... published ' The Sophy . ' This seems to have given him his first hold of the publick atten- tion ; for Waller remarked , ' that he broke out like the Irish rebellion three score thousand strong , when nobody was aware , or in the least ...
Page 248
... published . Here appears a strange inconsistency ; but Langbaine affords some help , by relating that the answer to Howard was not published in the first edition of the play , but was added when it was afterwards reprinted ; and as the ...
... published . Here appears a strange inconsistency ; but Langbaine affords some help , by relating that the answer to Howard was not published in the first edition of the play , but was added when it was afterwards reprinted ; and as the ...
Page 387
... published Observations on Sor- bière's Voyage into England , in a Letter to Mr. Wren . This is a work not ill performed ; but perhaps rewarded with at least its full proportion of praise . In 1668 he published Cowley's Latin poems , and ...
... published Observations on Sor- bière's Voyage into England , in a Letter to Mr. Wren . This is a work not ill performed ; but perhaps rewarded with at least its full proportion of praise . In 1668 he published Cowley's Latin poems , and ...
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