The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... given to ambassadors : he hints to the Queen in an imperfect poem , that he had no service of plate ; and it appeared , by the debts which he contracted , that his remittances were not punctually made . On the first of August , 1714 ...
... given to ambassadors : he hints to the Queen in an imperfect poem , that he had no service of plate ; and it appeared , by the debts which he contracted , that his remittances were not punctually made . On the first of August , 1714 ...
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... given us . The adventure of " Hans Carvel " has passed through many successions of merry wits ; for it is to be found in Ariosto's " Satires , " and is perhaps yet older . But the merit of such stories is the art of telling them . In ...
... given us . The adventure of " Hans Carvel " has passed through many successions of merry wits ; for it is to be found in Ariosto's " Satires , " and is perhaps yet older . But the merit of such stories is the art of telling them . In ...
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... given by himself , as they suppose , to Jacob . To doubt whether a man of eminence has told the truth about his own birth , is , in appearance , to be very deficient in candour ; yet , nobody can live long without knowing that ...
... given by himself , as they suppose , to Jacob . To doubt whether a man of eminence has told the truth about his own birth , is , in appearance , to be very deficient in candour ; yet , nobody can live long without knowing that ...
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... given . His first performance was a novel , called " Incog- nita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , un- commonly ...
... given . His first performance was a novel , called " Incog- nita , or Love and Duty reconciled : " it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is , indeed , for such a time of life , un- commonly ...
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... given great assistance to the an- cient family from which he descended , at that time , by the imprudence of his relation , reduced to dif ficulties and distress . CONGREVE has merit of the highest kind ; he is an original writer , who ...
... given great assistance to the an- cient family from which he descended , at that time , by the imprudence of his relation , reduced to dif ficulties and distress . CONGREVE has merit of the highest kind ; he is an original writer , who ...
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