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Page 39
... gave rise to the Beggar's Opera . He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift , the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on , he showed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a correction ...
... gave rise to the Beggar's Opera . He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift , the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on , he showed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a correction ...
Page 124
... gave another instance of the insurmountable obstinacy of his spirit : his clothes were worn out , and he received notice that at a coffee - house some clothes and linen were left for him ; the person who sent them did not , I believe ...
... gave another instance of the insurmountable obstinacy of his spirit : his clothes were worn out , and he received notice that at a coffee - house some clothes and linen were left for him ; the person who sent them did not , I believe ...
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... gave great pain to Addison , both as a poet and a politician . Reports like this are often spread with boldness very disproportionate to their evidence . Why should Addison receive any particular disturbance from the last lines of ...
... gave great pain to Addison , both as a poet and a politician . Reports like this are often spread with boldness very disproportionate to their evidence . Why should Addison receive any particular disturbance from the last lines of ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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