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... soon determined to repudiate her for disobedience ; and , being one of those who could easily find arguments to justify in- clination , published ( in 1644 ) The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce ; which was followed by The Judgment of ...
... soon determined to repudiate her for disobedience ; and , being one of those who could easily find arguments to justify in- clination , published ( in 1644 ) The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce ; which was followed by The Judgment of ...
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... soon become conspicuous , and would find friends as soon as it became reputable to befriend it . A lady , who was acquainted with his mother , advised him to the journey , and promised some countenance or assistance , which at last he ...
... soon become conspicuous , and would find friends as soon as it became reputable to befriend it . A lady , who was acquainted with his mother , advised him to the journey , and promised some countenance or assistance , which at last he ...
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... soon received such delight from books , that he was always calling for fresh entertainment , and expected that when any of the family went to market a new book should be brought him , which when it came , was in fondness carried to bed ...
... soon received such delight from books , that he was always calling for fresh entertainment , and expected that when any of the family went to market a new book should be brought him , which when it came , was in fondness carried to bed ...
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Absalom and Achitophel Addison afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censured character Charles Dryden comedy composition Congreve considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence dramatick Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English English poetry epick epitaph Euripides excellence fancy favour friends genius heroick Homer honour Iliad images imitation Jacob Tonson John Dryden judgement Juvenal kind King known labour lady language Latin learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax metaphysical poets Milton mind nature never numbers opinion Paradise Lost passions perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise preface produced publick published reader reason remarks reputation rhyme satire says seems sentiments shew shewn sometimes stanza supposed tell things Thomson thou thought tion told tragedy translation Tyrannick Love verses versification Virgil virtue WILLIAM CONGREVE words write written wrote