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Page 162
... supposed to have been sufficiently busied by the composition of eight and twenty pieces for the stage , Dryden found room in the same space for many other undertakings . But , how much soever he wrote , he was at least once sus- pected ...
... supposed to have been sufficiently busied by the composition of eight and twenty pieces for the stage , Dryden found room in the same space for many other undertakings . But , how much soever he wrote , he was at least once sus- pected ...
Page 256
... supposed that his manners were polite , and his conversation pleasing . He seems not to have taken much pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the Spectator , and only one paper to the Tatler , though published by men with ...
... supposed that his manners were polite , and his conversation pleasing . He seems not to have taken much pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the Spectator , and only one paper to the Tatler , though published by men with ...
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Samuel Johnson Robert Montagu. larged ; nor can he be supposed to have wanted that curiosity which is inseparable from an active and comprehensive mind . He may therefore now be supposed to have revelled in all the joys of intellectual ...
Samuel Johnson Robert Montagu. larged ; nor can he be supposed to have wanted that curiosity which is inseparable from an active and comprehensive mind . He may therefore now be supposed to have revelled in all the joys of intellectual ...
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Milton | 15 |
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