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Page 226
... diligence which . he might allow himself somewhat to remit , when his name gave sanction to his positions , and his awe of the public was abated , partly by custom , and partly by success . It will not be easy to find , in all the ...
... diligence which . he might allow himself somewhat to remit , when his name gave sanction to his positions , and his awe of the public was abated , partly by custom , and partly by success . It will not be easy to find , in all the ...
Page 305
... diligence , traced the progress and detected the characters of the two informers , and published an account of his own exami- nation and deliverance , which made such an impression upon him , that he commemorated it through life by a L 770.
... diligence , traced the progress and detected the characters of the two informers , and published an account of his own exami- nation and deliverance , which made such an impression upon him , that he commemorated it through life by a L 770.
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... diligence and his judg- ment . His diligence has justly placed him amongst the most correct of the English poets ; and he was one * 0 770.
... diligence and his judg- ment . His diligence has justly placed him amongst the most correct of the English poets ; and he was one * 0 770.
Contents
WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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