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... discovered his birth , had an incessant desire to speak to his mother , who always avoided him in public , and refused him admission into her house . One evening walking , as it was his custom , in the street that she inhabited , he saw ...
... discovered his birth , had an incessant desire to speak to his mother , who always avoided him in public , and refused him admission into her house . One evening walking , as it was his custom , in the street that she inhabited , he saw ...
Page 152
... discovered the correspondence between the two lovers , and finding the young lady determined to abide by her own choice , he supposed that separation might do what can rarely be done by arguments , and sent her into a foreign country ...
... discovered the correspondence between the two lovers , and finding the young lady determined to abide by her own choice , he supposed that separation might do what can rarely be done by arguments , and sent her into a foreign country ...
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... discovered in the new poem , which had a form and a title with which its readers were unacquainted . Its reception was not uniform : some thought it a very imperfect piece , though not without good lines . While the author was unknown ...
... discovered in the new poem , which had a form and a title with which its readers were unacquainted . Its reception was not uniform : some thought it a very imperfect piece , though not without good lines . While the author was unknown ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
WILLIAM SOMERVILE 16921742 | 65 |
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