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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 ...
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 ...
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ROCHESTER JOHN WILMOT , afterwards Earl of Rochester , the son of Henry , Earl of Rochester , better known by the title of Lord Wilmot , so often mentioned in Clarendon's History , was born April 10 , 1647 , at Ditchley in Oxfordshire .
ROCHESTER JOHN WILMOT , afterwards Earl of Rochester , the son of Henry , Earl of Rochester , better known by the title of Lord Wilmot , so often mentioned in Clarendon's History , was born April 10 , 1647 , at Ditchley in Oxfordshire .
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He afterwards published the works of Spenser , with his Life , a Glossary , and a Discourse on Allegorical Poetry ; a work for which he was well qualified , as a judge of the beauties of writing , but perhaps wanted an antiquary's ...
He afterwards published the works of Spenser , with his Life , a Glossary , and a Discourse on Allegorical Poetry ; a work for which he was well qualified , as a judge of the beauties of writing , but perhaps wanted an antiquary's ...
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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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