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Page 17
compliance gained him confidence enough to be trusted without security , for the
bond of his bail was never cancelled ; nor that it made him think himself secure ,
for at that diffolution of government , which followed the death of Oliver , he ...
compliance gained him confidence enough to be trusted without security , for the
bond of his bail was never cancelled ; nor that it made him think himself secure ,
for at that diffolution of government , which followed the death of Oliver , 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 260
In the Prometheus of Ęschylus , we fee Violence and Strength , and in the
Alcestis of Euripides , we see Death , brought upon the stage , all as active
persons of the drama ; but no precedents can juftify absurdity . Milton's allegory of
Sin and ...
In the Prometheus of Ęschylus , we fee Violence and Strength , and in the
Alcestis of Euripides , we see Death , brought upon the stage , all as active
persons of the drama ; but no precedents can juftify absurdity . Milton's allegory of
Sin and ...
Page 313
Strafford went to govern Ireland in 1633 , and was put to death eight years
afterwards . That he was sent to Caen , is certain : that he was a great scholar ,
may be doubted . At Caen he is said to have had some preter - natural
intelligence of his ...
Strafford went to govern Ireland in 1633 , and was put to death eight years
afterwards . That he was sent to Caen , is certain : that he was a great scholar ,
may be doubted . At Caen he is said to have had some preter - natural
intelligence of his ...
Page 428
In 1674 , the estate of his uncle James Cranfield , Earl of Middlesex , came to him
by its owner's death , and the title was conferred on him the year after . In 1677 ,
he became , by the death of his father , Earl of Dorset , and inherited the estate ...
In 1674 , the estate of his uncle James Cranfield , Earl of Middlesex , came to him
by its owner's death , and the title was conferred on him the year after . In 1677 ,
he became , by the death of his father , Earl of Dorset , and inherited the estate ...
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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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