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Page 152
... published in a single pamphlet , and afterwards inserted in a col- lection of pieces relating to the Dunciad , which were addressed by Mr. Savage to the Earl of Middlesex , in a Dedication which he was prevailed upon to sign , though he ...
... published in a single pamphlet , and afterwards inserted in a col- lection of pieces relating to the Dunciad , which were addressed by Mr. Savage to the Earl of Middlesex , in a Dedication which he was prevailed upon to sign , though he ...
Page 252
... published some remarks upon it , with very little force and with no effect ; for the opinion of the public was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which ...
... published some remarks upon it , with very little force and with no effect ; for the opinion of the public was already settled , and it was no longer at the mercy of criticism . About this time he published The Temple of Fame , which ...
Page 371
... published in The Gentle- man's Magazine . In 1740 he stood first in the list of the scholars to be received in succession at New College , but unhappily there was no vacancy . He became a Com- moner of Queen's College , probably with a ...
... published in The Gentle- man's Magazine . In 1740 he stood first in the list of the scholars to be received in succession at New College , but unhappily there was no vacancy . He became a Com- moner of Queen's College , probably with a ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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