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... were calculated to secure them no small portion of general favour . His Ode on Music , therefore , his Six Cantatas , written shortly áfterwards , and set by Pepusch ; and his Opera 28 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES ..
... were calculated to secure them no small portion of general favour . His Ode on Music , therefore , his Six Cantatas , written shortly áfterwards , and set by Pepusch ; and his Opera 28 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES ..
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... ; re- quiring only in return , that a portion of the pur- chase money should be appropriated to the build- ing of his college . This proposal he took care should , through the medium of a friend , be 64 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES .
... ; re- quiring only in return , that a portion of the pur- chase money should be appropriated to the build- ing of his college . This proposal he took care should , through the medium of a friend , be 64 BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SKETCHES .
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... portion of any but Angels , till I saw this gentleman . " short , after the most rigorous survey of the mo- tives and actions of the Bishop of Cloyne , we are tempted to assign , in the language of Mr. Pope , and with no suspicion of ...
... portion of any but Angels , till I saw this gentleman . " short , after the most rigorous survey of the mo- tives and actions of the Bishop of Cloyne , we are tempted to assign , in the language of Mr. Pope , and with no suspicion of ...
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... portion is em- ployed in defending christianity against the at- tacks of the free - thinkers , and especially against Collins's " Discourse on Free - thinking ; " a pro- duction which , though in a high degree super- ficial and abusive ...
... portion is em- ployed in defending christianity against the at- tacks of the free - thinkers , and especially against Collins's " Discourse on Free - thinking ; " a pro- duction which , though in a high degree super- ficial and abusive ...
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... portion of his grandeur and effect , but has even , in some instances , heightened and improved the descriptions of the prophet . It was about this period that he published his Elegy to the Memory of an unfortunate Lady , by many ...
... portion of his grandeur and effect , but has even , in some instances , heightened and improved the descriptions of the prophet . It was about this period that he published his Elegy to the Memory of an unfortunate Lady , by many ...
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