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... never saw her alone , or in any other place than behind the scenes . At her death [ 23rd Oct. , 1730 ] he endeavoured to show his gratitude in the most decent manner , by wearing mourning as for a mother ; but did not celebrate her in ...
... never saw her alone , or in any other place than behind the scenes . At her death [ 23rd Oct. , 1730 ] he endeavoured to show his gratitude in the most decent manner , by wearing mourning as for a mother ; but did not celebrate her in ...
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... never retired till want of money obliged him to some new expedient . If he was entertained in a family , nothing was any longer to be regarded there but amusements and jollity ; wherever Savage entered he immediately expected that order ...
... never retired till want of money obliged him to some new expedient . If he was entertained in a family , nothing was any longer to be regarded there but amusements and jollity ; wherever Savage entered he immediately expected that order ...
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... never found an opportunity to gratify it , did not leave him till his life declined . Of his intellectual character , the constituent and fundamental principle was good sense , a prompt and intuitive perception of consonance and ...
... never found an opportunity to gratify it , did not leave him till his life declined . Of his intellectual character , the constituent and fundamental principle was good sense , a prompt and intuitive perception of consonance and ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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