The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... afterwards , he was registered again by himself as of Middle- sex . The last record ought to be preferred , be- cause it was made upon oath . It is observable , that , as a native of Winborne , he is styled Filius Georgii Prior ...
... afterwards , he was registered again by himself as of Middle- sex . The last record ought to be preferred , be- cause it was made upon oath . It is observable , that , as a native of Winborne , he is styled Filius Georgii Prior ...
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... afterwards 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 be ...
... afterwards 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 be ...
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... afterwards a volume of poems , with the encomiastic character of his deceased pa- tron , the Duke of Dorset ; it began with the Col- lege Exercise , and ended with the " Nut - brown Maid . " The battle of Ramillies soon afterwards ( in ...
... afterwards a volume of poems , with the encomiastic character of his deceased pa- tron , the Duke of Dorset ; it began with the Col- lege Exercise , and ended with the " Nut - brown Maid . " The battle of Ramillies soon afterwards ( in ...
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... afterwards at Dublin , his father having some military employment that sta- tioned him in Ireland ; but , after having passed through the usual preparatory studies , as may be reasonably supposed , with great celerity and suc- cess ...
... afterwards at Dublin , his father having some military employment that sta- tioned him in Ireland ; but , after having passed through the usual preparatory studies , as may be reasonably supposed , with great celerity and suc- cess ...
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... afterwards so well persuaded of its excellence , that , for half a year before it was acted , the manager allowed its Author the privilege of the house . Few plays have ever been so beneficial to the writer ; for it procured him the ...
... afterwards so well persuaded of its excellence , that , for half a year before it was acted , the manager allowed its Author the privilege of the house . Few plays have ever been so beneficial to the writer ; for it procured him the ...
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