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To this play Addison supplied a prologue . When the marquis of Wharton was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of three ...
To this play Addison supplied a prologue . When the marquis of Wharton was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of three ...
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The papers of Addison are marked in the Spectator by one of the Letters in the name of Clio , and in the Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as Tickell pretends to think , that he was unwilling to usurp the praise of others , or as ...
The papers of Addison are marked in the Spectator by one of the Letters in the name of Clio , and in the Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as Tickell pretends to think , that he was unwilling to usurp the praise of others , or as ...
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When the House of Hanover took possession of the throne , it was reasonable to expect that the zeal of Addison would be suitably rewarded . Before the arrival of king George , he was made secretary to the regency , and was required by ...
When the House of Hanover took possession of the throne , it was reasonable to expect that the zeal of Addison would be suitably rewarded . Before the arrival of king George , he was made secretary to the regency , and was required by ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2011 |
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