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... mentioned Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in ob- scurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means he used for his support . He was a while ...
... mentioned Fenton , mentioned him with honour . The life that passes in penury must necessarily pass in ob- scurity . It is impossible to trace Fenton from year to year , or to discover what means he used for his support . He was a while ...
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... mentioning her ; but celebrates her not for her virtue , but her beauty , an excellence which none ever denied her ... mentioned with gratitude the humanity of one lady whose name I am now unable to recollect , and to whom therefore I ...
... mentioning her ; but celebrates her not for her virtue , but her beauty , an excellence which none ever denied her ... mentioned with gratitude the humanity of one lady whose name I am now unable to recollect , and to whom therefore I ...
Page 108
... mentioned any advantage gained by this poem , or any regard that was paid to it ; and therefore it is likely that it was considered at court as an act of duty , to which he was obliged by his dependence , and which it was therefore not ...
... mentioned any advantage gained by this poem , or any regard that was paid to it ; and therefore it is likely that it was considered at court as an act of duty , to which he was obliged by his dependence , and which it was therefore not ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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