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Page 136
... afterwards , he found them destroyed , to stop windows , and owns that they hardly deserved a better fate . He was afterwards admitted into the family of the Countess of Kent , where he had the use of a library ; and so much recommended ...
... afterwards , he found them destroyed , to stop windows , and owns that they hardly deserved a better fate . He was afterwards admitted into the family of the Countess of Kent , where he had the use of a library ; and so much recommended ...
Page 148
... afterwards into France and Italy ; and , at his return , devoted himself to the Court . In 1665 he went to sea with Sandwich , and distinguished himself at Bergen by uncommon intrepidity ; and the next summer served again on board Sir ...
... afterwards into France and Italy ; and , at his return , devoted himself to the Court . In 1665 he went to sea with Sandwich , and distinguished himself at Bergen by uncommon intrepidity ; and the next summer served again on board Sir ...
Page 452
... afterwards performed by Rowe . His acquaintance with the great writers of his time appears to have been very general ; but of his intimacy with Addison there is a remarkable proof . It is told , on good authority , that Cato was ...
... afterwards performed by Rowe . His acquaintance with the great writers of his time appears to have been very general ; but of his intimacy with Addison there is a remarkable proof . It is told , on good authority , that Cato was ...
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