The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... continued to act without a title till the Duke returned next year to England , and then he assum- ed the style and dignity of ambassador . But , while he continued in appearance a private man 8 PRIOR .
... continued to act without a title till the Duke returned next year to England , and then he assum- ed the style and dignity of ambassador . But , while he continued in appearance a private man 8 PRIOR .
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... continued till the August fol lowing ; but I am afraid that , according to the usual fate of greatness , it was attended with some per- plexities and mortifications . He had not all that is customarily given to ambassadors : he hints to ...
... continued till the August fol lowing ; but I am afraid that , according to the usual fate of greatness , it was attended with some per- plexities and mortifications . He had not all that is customarily given to ambassadors : he hints to ...
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... continued thus confined for some time ; and Mr. Walpole ( June 10 , 1715 ) moved for an im- peachment against him . What made him so acri- monious does not appear : he was by nature no thirster for blood . Prior was a week after com ...
... continued thus confined for some time ; and Mr. Walpole ( June 10 , 1715 ) moved for an im- peachment against him . What made him so acri- monious does not appear : he was by nature no thirster for blood . Prior was a week after com ...
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... continued tenor of the narration ; in which Solomon relates the succes sive vicissitudes of his own mind , without the in- tervention of any other speaker , or the mention of any other agent , unless it be Abra ; the reader is only to ...
... continued tenor of the narration ; in which Solomon relates the succes sive vicissitudes of his own mind , without the in- tervention of any other speaker , or the mention of any other agent , unless it be Abra ; the reader is only to ...
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... steady moralist , having told a petty lie to Lewis the Four- teenth , continued it afterwards by false dates ; thinking himself obliged in honour , says his ad- C VOL . II . mirer , to maintain what , when he said it CONGREVE.
... steady moralist , having told a petty lie to Lewis the Four- teenth , continued it afterwards by false dates ; thinking himself obliged in honour , says his ad- C VOL . II . mirer , to maintain what , when he said it CONGREVE.
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