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... wrote the poem on the " Deity , " which stands first in his volume . It is the established practice of that College , to send every year to the Earl of Exeter some poems upon sacred subjects , in acknowledgment of a benefaction enjoyed ...
... wrote the poem on the " Deity , " which stands first in his volume . It is the established practice of that College , to send every year to the Earl of Exeter some poems upon sacred subjects , in acknowledgment of a benefaction enjoyed ...
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... wrote a long ode , which was presented to the King , by whom it was not likely to be ever read . In two years he was secretary to another embassy , at the treaty of Ryswick ( in 1697 ) ; and next year had the same office at the court of ...
... wrote a long ode , which was presented to the King , by whom it was not likely to be ever read . In two years he was secretary to another embassy , at the treaty of Ryswick ( in 1697 ) ; and next year had the same office at the court of ...
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... wrote to Prior thus : " Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you : make use of it , once for all , upon this occasion , and convince him thoroughly , that we must give a different turn to our parliament and our people according to ...
... wrote to Prior thus : " Monsieur de Torcy has a confidence in you : make use of it , once for all , upon this occasion , and convince him thoroughly , that we must give a different turn to our parliament and our people according to ...
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... wrote it , or contracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he should control his desire of immediate renown , and keep his work nine years unpublished , he will be still the author , and still in ...
... wrote it , or contracted his work till his ebullitions of invention had subsided . And even if he should control his desire of immediate renown , and keep his work nine years unpublished , he will be still the author , and still in ...
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... wrote it , I had little thoughts of the stage ; but did it to amuse myself in a slow recovery from a fit of sickness . Afterwards , through my indiscretion , it was seen , and , in some little time more , it was acted ; and I , through ...
... wrote it , I had little thoughts of the stage ; but did it to amuse myself in a slow recovery from a fit of sickness . Afterwards , through my indiscretion , it was seen , and , in some little time more , it was acted ; and I , through ...
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