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... afterwards Earl of St. Alban's , and was employed in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and particularly in cypher- ing and decyphering the letters that passed be- tween the King and Queen ; an employment of was his ...
... afterwards Earl of St. Alban's , and was employed in such correspondence as the royal cause required , and particularly in cypher- ing and decyphering the letters that passed be- tween the King and Queen ; an employment of was his ...
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... afterwards Earl of Ar- lington , from April to December , in 1650 , are preserved in " Miscellanea Aulica , " a collection of papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like those of other men whose minds are more on ...
... afterwards Earl of Ar- lington , from April to December , in 1650 , are preserved in " Miscellanea Aulica , " a collection of papers published by Brown . These letters , being written like those of other men whose minds are more on ...
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... afterward censured as a satire on the King's party . a man . " " Savoy - missing Cowley came into the court , Making apologies ... afterwards to Chertsey , in Surry . He seems , however , to have lost part of his dread of the hum of men ...
... afterward censured as a satire on the King's party . a man . " " Savoy - missing Cowley came into the court , Making apologies ... afterwards to Chertsey , in Surry . He seems , however , to have lost part of his dread of the hum of men ...
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... afterwards to have changed his mind , for , in the verses on the government of Cromwell , he inserts them liberally with great happiness . After so much criticism on his Poems , the Essays which accompany them must not be for- gotten ...
... afterwards to have changed his mind , for , in the verses on the government of Cromwell , he inserts them liberally with great happiness . After so much criticism on his Poems , the Essays which accompany them must not be for- gotten ...
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... afterwards , re- moved to Lincoln's Inn , he prosecuted the com- He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surry , mon law with sufficient appearance of applica- and made governor of Farnham Castle for the tion ; yet did not lose his ...
... afterwards , re- moved to Lincoln's Inn , he prosecuted the com- He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surry , mon law with sufficient appearance of applica- and made governor of Farnham Castle for the tion ; yet did not lose his ...
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