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Page 174
... and was considered by the discontented party as a man sufficiently trusty and acrimonious to be employed in managing the prosecution of Judge Crawley , for his opinion in favour of ship money ; and his speech shews that he did not ...
... and was considered by the discontented party as a man sufficiently trusty and acrimonious to be employed in managing the prosecution of Judge Crawley , for his opinion in favour of ship money ; and his speech shews that he did not ...
Page 177
... was one of the com- missioners nominated by the parliament to treat with the king at Oxford ; and when they were presented , the King said to him , " Though you are the last , you are not the lowest nor the least in my favour .
... was one of the com- missioners nominated by the parliament to treat with the king at Oxford ; and when they were presented , the King said to him , " Though you are the last , you are not the lowest nor the least in my favour .
Page 353
... without touching the favours she flung in his way when offered to him at the price of a more durable reputation . ... upon his friends by intimacy , and outwent the strongest prepossessions , which had been conceived in his favour .
... without touching the favours she flung in his way when offered to him at the price of a more durable reputation . ... upon his friends by intimacy , and outwent the strongest prepossessions , which had been conceived in his favour .
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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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