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... entitled him to , very distinguished praise . To the great , but partial , opinion which Addi- son entertained of his talents and of his know- ledge of Irish affairs , he was indebted for his last promotion ; this took place in 1717 ...
... entitled him to , very distinguished praise . To the great , but partial , opinion which Addi- son entertained of his talents and of his know- ledge of Irish affairs , he was indebted for his last promotion ; this took place in 1717 ...
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... entitled , " Memoirs of the Life and Cha- racter of the late Earl of Orrery , and of the Fa- mily of the Boyles ; " and , towards the close of the same year , he commenced a weekly pam- phlet or magazine , called The Bee , which ...
... entitled , " Memoirs of the Life and Cha- racter of the late Earl of Orrery , and of the Fa- mily of the Boyles ; " and , towards the close of the same year , he commenced a weekly pam- phlet or magazine , called The Bee , which ...
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... his college , he published his first literary effort , entitled , Arithmetica absque Algebra aut Euclide demonstrata ; a little tract which he had written at the age of twenty , and which strongly 50 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES .
... his college , he published his first literary effort , entitled , Arithmetica absque Algebra aut Euclide demonstrata ; a little tract which he had written at the age of twenty , and which strongly 50 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES .
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... entitled the " House of Fame . " This poem , though not much read at present , is pro- bably that which a critic would fix upon as af- fording the most striking proofs of the poet's skill in mere descriptive painting . The winter land ...
... entitled the " House of Fame . " This poem , though not much read at present , is pro- bably that which a critic would fix upon as af- fording the most striking proofs of the poet's skill in mere descriptive painting . The winter land ...
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... entitled to mercy from the severest of critics . It is not so easy to ex- cuse him for the excess of his flattery ; yet on this article , a friendly admirer of the author may find something to alledge in his behalf . Among the most ...
... entitled to mercy from the severest of critics . It is not so easy to ex- cuse him for the excess of his flattery ; yet on this article , a friendly admirer of the author may find something to alledge in his behalf . Among the most ...
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