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... lost it , " fays Wood , " by certain perfons , enemies to the Mufes . " ( 6 The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by fuch alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old Comedy of the " Guardian " for the ...
... lost it , " fays Wood , " by certain perfons , enemies to the Mufes . " ( 6 The neglect of the court was not his only mortification ; having , by fuch alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old Comedy of the " Guardian " for the ...
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... lost his fight ; and the In- troduction to the feventh , that the return of the King had clouded him with discounte- nance ; and that he was offended by the licen- tious feftivity of the Restoration . There are no other internal notes ...
... lost his fight ; and the In- troduction to the feventh , that the return of the King had clouded him with discounte- nance ; and that he was offended by the licen- tious feftivity of the Restoration . There are no other internal notes ...
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