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Page 108
He was afterwards employed in carrying on the king's correspondence ; and , as
he fays , discharged this office with great safety to the royalists : and being
accidentally difcovered by the adverse party's knowledge of Mr. Cowley's hand ,
he ...
He was afterwards employed in carrying on the king's correspondence ; and , as
he fays , discharged this office with great safety to the royalists : and being
accidentally difcovered by the adverse party's knowledge of Mr. Cowley's hand ,
he ...
Page 134
His next production was Lj'cidas , an elegy , written in 1637 , on the death of Mr.
King , the son of Sir John King , fecretary for Ireland in the time of Elizabeth ,
James , and The lady Alice Egerton became afterwards the wife of the earl of
Carbury ...
His next production was Lj'cidas , an elegy , written in 1637 , on the death of Mr.
King , the son of Sir John King , fecretary for Ireland in the time of Elizabeth ,
James , and The lady Alice Egerton became afterwards the wife of the earl of
Carbury ...
Page 275
He was afterwards admitted into the family of the Countess of Kent , where he
had the use of a library ; and so much recommended himself to Selden , that he
was often employed by him in literary business . Selder , as is well known , was ...
He was afterwards admitted into the family of the Countess of Kent , where he
had the use of a library ; and so much recommended himself to Selden , that he
was often employed by him in literary business . Selder , as is well known , was ...
Page 299
R O C H E S T E R. JOH OHN WILMOT , afterwards Earl of Rochester , the son of
Henry Farl of Rochester , better known by the title of Lord Wilmot , fo often
mentioned in Clarendon's History , was born April 10 , 1647 , at Ditchley in
Oxfordshire ...
R O C H E S T E R. JOH OHN WILMOT , afterwards Earl of Rochester , the son of
Henry Farl of Rochester , better known by the title of Lord Wilmot , fo often
mentioned in Clarendon's History , was born April 10 , 1647 , at Ditchley in
Oxfordshire ...
Page 429
His health afterwards declined ; and on January 19 , 1705-6 , he died at Bath . He
was a man whose elegance and judgement were universally confessed , and
whoso bounty to the learned and witty was generally known . To the indulgent ...
His health afterwards declined ; and on January 19 , 1705-6 , he died at Bath . He
was a man whose elegance and judgement were universally confessed , and
whoso bounty to the learned and witty was generally known . To the indulgent ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 1 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1790 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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