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Page 203
... delight to heat potted lampreys . That he loved too well to eat is certain ; but that his sen- suality shortened his life will not be hastily concluded , when it is remembered that a conformation so irregular lasted six and fifty years ...
... delight to heat potted lampreys . That he loved too well to eat is certain ; but that his sen- suality shortened his life will not be hastily concluded , when it is remembered that a conformation so irregular lasted six and fifty years ...
Page 286
... delight in carousing with Lord Hertford and his friends than assisting her Ladyship's poetical operations , and therefore never received another summons . Autumn , the season to which the Spring and Summer are preparatory , still ...
... delight in carousing with Lord Hertford and his friends than assisting her Ladyship's poetical operations , and therefore never received another summons . Autumn , the season to which the Spring and Summer are preparatory , still ...
Page 321
... delight from books , that he was always calling for fresh entertainment , and expected that , when any of the family went to market , a new book should be brought him , which , when it came , was in fondness carried to bed and laid by ...
... delight from books , that he was always calling for fresh entertainment , and expected that , when any of the family went to market , a new book should be brought him , which , when it came , was in fondness carried to bed and laid by ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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