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Page 53
... published his History of England , comprising the whole fable of Geoffry of Monmouth , and continued to the Norman invasion . Why he should have given the first part , which he seems not to believe , and which is universally rejected ...
... published his History of England , comprising the whole fable of Geoffry of Monmouth , and continued to the Norman invasion . Why he should have given the first part , which he seems not to believe , and which is universally rejected ...
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... published the Rival Ladies , which he dedicated to the Earl of Orrery , a man of high reputation both as a writer and a statesman . In this play he made his essay of dramatick rhyme , which he defends in his dedication , with sufficient ...
... published the Rival Ladies , which he dedicated to the Earl of Orrery , a man of high reputation both as a writer and a statesman . In this play he made his essay of dramatick rhyme , which he defends in his dedication , with sufficient ...
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... published at London , about the latter end of the last century , by a man who concealed his name , but whom his Preface shews to have been well qualified for his undertaking . This collection Pope amplified by more than half , and ...
... published at London , about the latter end of the last century , by a man who concealed his name , but whom his Preface shews to have been well qualified for his undertaking . This collection Pope amplified by more than half , and ...
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