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... Earl's Croomb in Worcester- shire , an eminent justice of the peace . In his service he had not only leisure for study , but for recreation : his amuse- ments were musick and painting ; and the reward of his pencil was the friendship of ...
... Earl's Croomb in Worcester- shire , an eminent justice of the peace . In his service he had not only leisure for study , but for recreation : his amuse- ments were musick and painting ; and the reward of his pencil was the friendship of ...
Page 155
... earl of Strafford . He was born in Ireland , during the lieutenancy of Strafford , who , being both his uncle and his godfather , gave him his own surname . His father , the third earl of Roscommon , had been converted by Usher to the ...
... earl of Strafford . He was born in Ireland , during the lieutenancy of Strafford , who , being both his uncle and his godfather , gave him his own surname . His father , the third earl of Roscommon , had been converted by Usher to the ...
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... Earl of Middlesex , came to him by its owner's death , and the title was conferred on him the year after . In 1677 , he be- came , by the death of his father , Earl of Dorset , and in- herited the estate of his family . In 1684 , having ...
... Earl of Middlesex , came to him by its owner's death , and the title was conferred on him the year after . In 1677 , he be- came , by the death of his father , Earl of Dorset , and in- herited the estate of his family . In 1684 , having ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of Oxford world's classics Issues 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Contributor | Arthur Waugh |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1952 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2009 |
| Length | 472 pages |
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