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... least in one production ) generally pleased the world , to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are low in every sense ; to be forced to drink himself into pains of the body , in order to get rid of the pains of the mind , is a ...
... least in one production ) generally pleased the world , to be plagued and threatened by wretches that are low in every sense ; to be forced to drink himself into pains of the body , in order to get rid of the pains of the mind , is a ...
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... least , he had not deserved , was such that he broke off all correspondence with most of his contributors , and appeared to consider them as persecutors and oppressors ; and in the latter part of his life declared that their conduct ...
... least , he had not deserved , was such that he broke off all correspondence with most of his contributors , and appeared to consider them as persecutors and oppressors ; and in the latter part of his life declared that their conduct ...
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... least , of the new lords , he published , in 1713 , An Epistle to the Right Honourable the Lord Lansdown . In this composition the poet pours out his panegyric with the extrava- gance of a young man , who thinks his present stock of ...
... least , of the new lords , he published , in 1713 , An Epistle to the Right Honourable the Lord Lansdown . In this composition the poet pours out his panegyric with the extrava- gance of a young man , who thinks his present stock of ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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