Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1952 - English poetry |
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... returning in about a month , brought with him the Abbé Gaultier , and M. Mesnager , a minister from France , invested ... returned to power , was aggravated to a charge of high treason ; though , as Prior remarks in his imperfect answer ...
... returning in about a month , brought with him the Abbé Gaultier , and M. Mesnager , a minister from France , invested ... returned to power , was aggravated to a charge of high treason ; though , as Prior remarks in his imperfect answer ...
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... returned to his studies , and began several considerable designs . When he felt an inclination to write , he always ... returning to 168 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... returned to his studies , and began several considerable designs . When he felt an inclination to write , he always ... returning to 168 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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... returned with them to London , where , by the influence of the family in which he resided , he naturally gained admission to many persons of the highest rank and the highest character , to wits , nobles , and statesmen . Of his works ...
... returned with them to London , where , by the influence of the family in which he resided , he naturally gained admission to many persons of the highest rank and the highest character , to wits , nobles , and statesmen . Of his works ...
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