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Page 132
... believe nobody would choose . " I was arrested , at the suit of Mrs. Read , just as I was going upstairs to bed at Mr. Bowyer's , but taken in so private a manner , that I believe nobody at the White Lion is apprised of it : though I ...
... believe nobody would choose . " I was arrested , at the suit of Mrs. Read , just as I was going upstairs to bed at Mr. Bowyer's , but taken in so private a manner , that I believe nobody at the White Lion is apprised of it : though I ...
Page 157
... believe to have been ever asked before . His proposal , however , was very favourably received ; and the patrons of literature were busy to recommend his undertaking and promote his interest . Lord Oxford , indeed , lamented that such a ...
... believe to have been ever asked before . His proposal , however , was very favourably received ; and the patrons of literature were busy to recommend his undertaking and promote his interest . Lord Oxford , indeed , lamented that such a ...
Page 385
... believe , made him known to the public . An invitation from Lady Cobham about this time gave occasion to an odd composition called A Long Story , which adds little to Gray's character . Several of his pieces were published ( 1753 ) ...
... believe , made him known to the public . An invitation from Lady Cobham about this time gave occasion to an odd composition called A Long Story , which adds little to Gray's character . Several of his pieces were published ( 1753 ) ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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