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... probably produced , by marrying a woman in a mask . Yet this gay comedy , when all these deductions are made , will still remain the work of very powerful and fertile faculties : the dialogue is quick and sparkling , the incidents such ...
... probably produced , by marrying a woman in a mask . Yet this gay comedy , when all these deductions are made , will still remain the work of very powerful and fertile faculties : the dialogue is quick and sparkling , the incidents such ...
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... probably with a scanty maintenance ; but was , in about half a year , elected a Demy of Magdalen College , where he continued till he had taken a Bachelor's degree , and then suddenly left the University , for what reason I know not ...
... probably with a scanty maintenance ; but was , in about half a year , elected a Demy of Magdalen College , where he continued till he had taken a Bachelor's degree , and then suddenly left the University , for what reason I know not ...
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... probably gave the rest away , for he was very liberal to the indigent . When time brought the History to a third edition , Reid was either dead or discarded ; and the superintendence of typography and punctuation was committed to a man ...
... probably gave the rest away , for he was very liberal to the indigent . When time brought the History to a third edition , Reid was either dead or discarded ; and the superintendence of typography and punctuation was committed to a man ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
JOHN GAY 16881732 | 35 |
THOMAS YALDEN 16711736 | 53 |
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