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... say , that he was the son of a joiner of London ; he was perhaps willing enough to leave his birth unsettled , in hope , like Don Quixote , that the historian of his actions might find him some illustrious alliance . He is supposed to ...
... say , that he was the son of a joiner of London ; he was perhaps willing enough to leave his birth unsettled , in hope , like Don Quixote , that the historian of his actions might find him some illustrious alliance . He is supposed to ...
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... say that he praised others in compliance with the fashion , but that in celebrating King William he followed his inclination . To Prior gratitude would dictate praise which reason would not refuse . Among the advantages to arise from ...
... say that he praised others in compliance with the fashion , but that in celebrating King William he followed his inclination . To Prior gratitude would dictate praise which reason would not refuse . Among the advantages to arise from ...
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... says in his letter , " Dear Mat , hide the nakedness of thy country , and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen , who are not much better politicians than the French are poets ...
... says in his letter , " Dear Mat , hide the nakedness of thy country , and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen , who are not much better politicians than the French are poets ...
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... says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at Paris , Bolingbroke wrote to Prior thus : " Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you : make ...
... says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at Paris , Bolingbroke wrote to Prior thus : " Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you : make ...
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... says he , " or more inhuman , than to propose to me a question , by the answering of which I might , according to them , prove myself a traitor ? And notwithstanding their solemn promise , that nothing which I could say should hurt ...
... says he , " or more inhuman , than to propose to me a question , by the answering of which I might , according to them , prove myself a traitor ? And notwithstanding their solemn promise , that nothing which I could say should hurt ...
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