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... Oxford , as the place best calculated to gratify a literary leisure . In this choice he was still further confirmed by the opportunity which it would now afford him of superintending the edcation of one of his sons , recently admitted a ...
... Oxford , as the place best calculated to gratify a literary leisure . In this choice he was still further confirmed by the opportunity which it would now afford him of superintending the edcation of one of his sons , recently admitted a ...
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... Oxford with his lady and family in July , 1752 ; but , so delusive , so fragile , are the schemes of human comfort , that only a few months elapsed ere this great , this excellent man was summoned to ano- ther world . He expired on ...
... Oxford with his lady and family in July , 1752 ; but , so delusive , so fragile , are the schemes of human comfort , that only a few months elapsed ere this great , this excellent man was summoned to ano- ther world . He expired on ...
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... which he has prefixed an epistle to the Earl of Oxford , which contains much weight of sentiment , and many highly - finished and nervous lines . It was in the course of the same year , that he BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES . 95.
... which he has prefixed an epistle to the Earl of Oxford , which contains much weight of sentiment , and many highly - finished and nervous lines . It was in the course of the same year , that he BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES . 95.
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... was born in 1686. After a com- petent education in his native country , he entered a member of Queen's College , Oxford , in April PART IV ESSAY I BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES OF OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS OF STEELE ADDISON.
... was born in 1686. After a com- petent education in his native country , he entered a member of Queen's College , Oxford , in April PART IV ESSAY I BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES OF OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS OF STEELE ADDISON.
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Nathan Drake. a member of Queen's College , Oxford , in April , 1701 ; was made Master of Arts in 1708 , and was chosen Fellow in 1710. The statutes of the uni- versity , however , requiring orders previous to an admission to the ...
Nathan Drake. a member of Queen's College , Oxford , in April , 1701 ; was made Master of Arts in 1708 , and was chosen Fellow in 1710. The statutes of the uni- versity , however , requiring orders previous to an admission to the ...
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