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... where he became secretary to the Lord Jermyn , afterwards Earl of St . Alban ' s
, and was employed in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and
particularly in cyphering and decyphering the letters that passed between the ...
... where he became secretary to the Lord Jermyn , afterwards Earl of St . Alban ' s
, and was employed in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and
particularly in cyphering and decyphering the letters that passed between the ...
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Some of his letters to Mr . Bennett , afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to
December , in 1650 , are preserved in “ Miscellanea Aulica , " a collection of
papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like those of other men
whose ...
Some of his letters to Mr . Bennett , afterwards Earl of Arlington , from April to
December , in 1650 , are preserved in “ Miscellanea Aulica , " a collection of
papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like those of other men
whose ...
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His retreat was at first but slenderly accommodated ; yet he soon obtained , by
the interest of the Earl of St. Alban's and the Duke of Buckingham , such a lease
of the Queen's lands as afforded him an ample income . By the lovers of virtue
and ...
His retreat was at first but slenderly accommodated ; yet he soon obtained , by
the interest of the Earl of St. Alban's and the Duke of Buckingham , such a lease
of the Queen's lands as afforded him an ample income . By the lovers of virtue
and ...
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About this time , what estate the war and the gamesters had left him , was sold ,
by order of the parliament ; and when , in 1652 , he returned to England , he was
entertained by the Earl of Pembroke . Of the next years of his life there is no ...
About this time , what estate the war and the gamesters had left him , was sold ,
by order of the parliament ; and when , in 1652 , he returned to England , he was
entertained by the Earl of Pembroke . Of the next years of his life there is no ...
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... else ; but Milton found time to write the mask of “ Comus , " which was
presented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord President of Wales , in 1634
; and had the honour of being acted by the Earl of Bridgewater's sons and
daughter .
... else ; but Milton found time to write the mask of “ Comus , " which was
presented at Ludlow , then the residence of the Lord President of Wales , in 1634
; and had the honour of being acted by the Earl of Bridgewater's sons and
daughter .
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Collection of British and American Authors Collection of British authors Volumes 418-419 of Collection of British authors, Tauchnitz edition Volume 418 of Tauchnitz edition The Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 |
| Original from | Barcelona Athenaeum Library |
| Digitized | 22 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 414 pages |
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