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... took place in 1717 , when his illustrious friend being appointed principal secre- tary of state , he immediately received from his hands the situation of accountant and comptroller general of the Irish revenue , a place the income of ...
... took place in 1717 , when his illustrious friend being appointed principal secre- tary of state , he immediately received from his hands the situation of accountant and comptroller general of the Irish revenue , a place the income of ...
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... took in publishing Tindal's Christianity as old as the Creation . " It was said to be the Doctor's request in his last testament , that the second part of this work , and his other pieces , collected into a volume , should be given to ...
... took in publishing Tindal's Christianity as old as the Creation . " It was said to be the Doctor's request in his last testament , that the second part of this work , and his other pieces , collected into a volume , should be given to ...
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... took no other revenge than by ranking Budgell , in the Prologue to his Satires , among the libellers of his fame , and by alluding , with his usual epigram- matic wit , to this foul stain on the character of his adversary : Let Budgell ...
... took no other revenge than by ranking Budgell , in the Prologue to his Satires , among the libellers of his fame , and by alluding , with his usual epigram- matic wit , to this foul stain on the character of his adversary : Let Budgell ...
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... took a boat at Somerset - stairs , and having ordered the waterman to shoot London - bridge , threw himself , whilst it passed the arch , into the Thames ; he sank immediately , nor was the body discovered until some days afterwards ...
... took a boat at Somerset - stairs , and having ordered the waterman to shoot London - bridge , threw himself , whilst it passed the arch , into the Thames ; he sank immediately , nor was the body discovered until some days afterwards ...
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... took their birth from matter external to ourselves , or pro- ceeded merely from impressions on the mind through the immediate immaterial agency of the Deity . The talent , the elegance , and metaphysical acuteness of our author's ...
... took their birth from matter external to ourselves , or pro- ceeded merely from impressions on the mind through the immediate immaterial agency of the Deity . The talent , the elegance , and metaphysical acuteness of our author's ...
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