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Page 348
... Lord Lansdowne . ' If you will take my advice , I would have you omit that , and the Oration on Codrington . In think the collection will sell better without them . " There are who relate , that , when first Young found himself ...
... Lord Lansdowne . ' If you will take my advice , I would have you omit that , and the Oration on Codrington . In think the collection will sell better without them . " There are who relate , that , when first Young found himself ...
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... lords , he published , in 1712 , " An Epistle to the Right Honourable George Lord Lansdowne . " In this composition the Poet pours out his panegyric with the extravagance of a young man , who thinks his present stock of wealth will ...
... lords , he published , in 1712 , " An Epistle to the Right Honourable George Lord Lansdowne . " In this composition the Poet pours out his panegyric with the extravagance of a young man , who thinks his present stock of wealth will ...
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