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Page 90
... perhaps uncon- sciously , paid to this great man by his biographers : every house in which he resided is historically mentioned , as if it were an injury to neglect naming any place that he honoured by his presence . The King , with ...
... perhaps uncon- sciously , paid to this great man by his biographers : every house in which he resided is historically mentioned , as if it were an injury to neglect naming any place that he honoured by his presence . The King , with ...
Page 180
... perhaps yet knew little themselves , beyond some general and indistinct notices . ' But Waller , ' says Claren- don , ' was so confounded with fear , that he confessed whatever he had heard , said , thought , or seen ; all that he knew ...
... perhaps yet knew little themselves , beyond some general and indistinct notices . ' But Waller , ' says Claren- don , ' was so confounded with fear , that he confessed whatever he had heard , said , thought , or seen ; all that he knew ...
Page 247
... perhaps the greatest offender . Against those that accused him of plagiarism , he alleges a favourable expression of the king : ' He only desired that they , who accuse me of thefts , would steal him plays like mine ' ; and then relates ...
... perhaps the greatest offender . Against those that accused him of plagiarism , he alleges a favourable expression of the king : ' He only desired that they , who accuse me of thefts , would steal him plays like mine ' ; and then relates ...
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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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