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Page 15
... wish to be the author . " Solomon " is the work to which he intrusted the protection of his name , and which he expected succeeding ages to regard with veneration . His affection was natural ; it had undoubt- edly been written with ...
... wish to be the author . " Solomon " is the work to which he intrusted the protection of his name , and which he expected succeeding ages to regard with veneration . His affection was natural ; it had undoubt- edly been written with ...
Page 40
... wish the piety of Blackmore led him to gratify ; and he produced ( 1721 ) " A new Version of the Psalms of David , fitted to the Tunes used in Churches ; ' which , being recommended by the archbishops and many bishops , obtained a ...
... wish the piety of Blackmore led him to gratify ; and he produced ( 1721 ) " A new Version of the Psalms of David , fitted to the Tunes used in Churches ; ' which , being recommended by the archbishops and many bishops , obtained a ...
Page 56
... wish to know the original and progress , I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words . - " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay , what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate pastoral might make . Gay was ...
... wish to know the original and progress , I have inserted the relation which Spence has given in Pope's words . - " Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay , what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate pastoral might make . Gay was ...
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... wishes well to the King ; but they would be glad his ministers were hanged . " The winds continue so contrary , that no landing can be so soon as was apprehended ; therefore I may hope , with your leave and assistance , to be in ...
... wishes well to the King ; but they would be glad his ministers were hanged . " The winds continue so contrary , that no landing can be so soon as was apprehended ; therefore I may hope , with your leave and assistance , to be in ...
Page 74
... wish to have the benefit of his observations on the second , which I had then finished , and which Mr. Tickell had not touched upon . Ac- cordingly I sent him the second book the next morning ; and Mr. Addison a few days after returned ...
... wish to have the benefit of his observations on the second , which I had then finished , and which Mr. Tickell had not touched upon . Ac- cordingly I sent him the second book the next morning ; and Mr. Addison a few days after returned ...
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