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Page 22
... gave him a place in the Pipe - office , and another in the Customs of six hundred pounds a year . Congreve's con- versation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age ...
... gave him a place in the Pipe - office , and another in the Customs of six hundred pounds a year . Congreve's con- versation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age ...
Page 28
... their loves . And , many years after , he gave no proof that time had im- proved his wisdom or his wit ; for , on the death of the Marquis of Blandford , this was his song : And now the winds , which had so long been 28 CONGREVE .
... their loves . And , many years after , he gave no proof that time had im- proved his wisdom or his wit ; for , on the death of the Marquis of Blandford , this was his song : And now the winds , which had so long been 28 CONGREVE .
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... gave Advice to Painters . Not long after ( 1712 ) he published " Creation , " a philo- sophical poem , which has been by my recommendation inserted in the late collection . Whoever judges of this by any other of Blackmore's performances ...
... gave Advice to Painters . Not long after ( 1712 ) he published " Creation , " a philo- sophical poem , which has been by my recommendation inserted in the late collection . Whoever judges of this by any other of Blackmore's performances ...
Page 53
... gave himself the preference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited Gay to write " The Shepherd's Week ; " to shew , that if it be necessary to copy nature with minuteness , rural life ...
... gave himself the preference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited Gay to write " The Shepherd's Week ; " to shew , that if it be necessary to copy nature with minuteness , rural life ...
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... gave rise to the ' Beggar's Opera . ' He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift , the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on , he shewed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a ...
... gave rise to the ' Beggar's Opera . ' He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift , the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on , he shewed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a ...
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