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I cannot , therefore , be expected to say much of a life concerning which I had long since communicated my thoughts to a ... 5 Faulkner's Dublin Journal , Oct. 27 , 1745 , in recording his death , says he was " born in the parish of St.
I cannot , therefore , be expected to say much of a life concerning which I had long since communicated my thoughts to a ... 5 Faulkner's Dublin Journal , Oct. 27 , 1745 , in recording his death , says he was " born in the parish of St.
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He makes the ' Drapier ' say : - ' Our ancestors reduced this kingdom to the obedience of England . ... 3 Swift , writing of himself , says :' He was stopped of his degree for dulness and insufficiency ; and at last hardly admitted in a ...
He makes the ' Drapier ' say : - ' Our ancestors reduced this kingdom to the obedience of England . ... 3 Swift , writing of himself , says :' He was stopped of his degree for dulness and insufficiency ; and at last hardly admitted in a ...
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Godwin's son , Deane , says ' he had a numerous progeny by four wives . ' His misfortunes made him cut down his nephew's allowance . Deane Swift , App . p . 41. In 1713 , when Swift was made Dean , ' he had in Ireland nine cousin ...
Godwin's son , Deane , says ' he had a numerous progeny by four wives . ' His misfortunes made him cut down his nephew's allowance . Deane Swift , App . p . 41. In 1713 , when Swift was made Dean , ' he had in Ireland nine cousin ...
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117 , says : -'Johnson probably communicated it to his amanuensis , Shiels , who introduces it ( from authentic information ) in the account of Swift in Cibber's Lives [ ante , HAMMOND , 1 ] , previous to the appearance of the Essay .
117 , says : -'Johnson probably communicated it to his amanuensis , Shiels , who introduces it ( from authentic information ) in the account of Swift in Cibber's Lives [ ante , HAMMOND , 1 ] , previous to the appearance of the Essay .
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The three together , he says , I were not worth above a third part of that rich deanery . ' Ib . ' Five or six livings , ' he says , ' are often joined to make a revenue of £ 50 . ' Works , xv . 361 . His three livings he reckoned at ...
The three together , he says , I were not worth above a third part of that rich deanery . ' Ib . ' Five or six livings , ' he says , ' are often joined to make a revenue of £ 50 . ' Works , xv . 361 . His three livings he reckoned at ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets: Swift-Lyttelton Volume 3 of Lives of the English Poets, George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Publisher | Clarendon Press, 1905 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 20 Apr 2015 |
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