The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... fortune . Having owed his fortune to Halifax , he conti nued always of his patron's party , but , as it seems , without violence or acrimony ; and his firmness was naturally esteemed , as his abilities were rever enced . His security ...
... fortune . Having owed his fortune to Halifax , he conti nued always of his patron's party , but , as it seems , without violence or acrimony ; and his firmness was naturally esteemed , as his abilities were rever enced . His security ...
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... fortune has always been inconstant . Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with " Three Hours after Marriage ; " a comedy written , as there is sufficient reason for believing , by the joint assistance of ...
... fortune has always been inconstant . Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with " Three Hours after Marriage ; " a comedy written , as there is sufficient reason for believing , by the joint assistance of ...
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... fortune of its Author ; and , finding no- thing done , sunk into dejection . His friends en- deavoured to divert him . The Earl of Burlington sent him ( 1716 ) into Devonshire ; the year after , Mr. Pulteney took him to Aix ; and in the ...
... fortune of its Author ; and , finding no- thing done , sunk into dejection . His friends en- deavoured to divert him . The Earl of Burlington sent him ( 1716 ) into Devonshire ; the year after , Mr. Pulteney took him to Aix ; and in the ...
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... fortune . He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase a hundred a year for life , " which , " says Fenton , " will make you sure of a clean shirt and a shoulder of mutton every day . " This counsel was rejected ; the profit ...
... fortune . He was then importuned to sell as much as would purchase a hundred a year for life , " which , " says Fenton , " will make you sure of a clean shirt and a shoulder of mutton every day . " This counsel was rejected ; the profit ...
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... fortunes for him upon this and all other occasions ; but at the same time they humbly beseech him to give them such magistrates as may be agreeable to the laws of the land ; for , at present , there is no authority to which they can ...
... fortunes for him upon this and all other occasions ; but at the same time they humbly beseech him to give them such magistrates as may be agreeable to the laws of the land ; for , at present , there is no authority to which they can ...
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