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He was afterwards admitted into the family of the Countess of Kent , where he had the use of a library ; and so much recommended himself to Selden , that he was often employed by him in literary business .
He was afterwards admitted into the family of the Countess of Kent , where he had the use of a library ; and so much recommended himself to Selden , that he was often employed by him in literary business .
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In 1668 he published Cowley's Latin poems , and prefixed in Latin the Life of the Author ; which he afterwards amplified , and placed before Cowley's English works , which were by will committed to his care .
In 1668 he published Cowley's Latin poems , and prefixed in Latin the Life of the Author ; which he afterwards amplified , and placed before Cowley's English works , which were by will committed to his care .
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He afterwards went into the French service , to learn the art of war under Turenne , but staid only a short time . Being by the duke of Monmouth opposed in his pretensions to the first troop of horse - guards , he , in return ...
He afterwards went into the French service , to learn the art of war under Turenne , but staid only a short time . Being by the duke of Monmouth opposed in his pretensions to the first troop of horse - guards , he , in return ...
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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 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2011 |
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