The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... letter to the Queen . " My Lord Treasurer moved , and all my Lords were of the same opinion , that Mr. Prior should 1 be added to those who are empowered to sign : the reason for which is , because he , having personally treated with ...
... letter to the Queen . " My Lord Treasurer moved , and all my Lords were of the same opinion , that Mr. Prior should 1 be added to those who are empowered to sign : the reason for which is , because he , having personally treated with ...
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... letter , " Dear Mat , hide the nakedness of thy country , and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen , who are not much better politicians than the French are poets . " Soon after ...
... letter , " Dear Mat , hide the nakedness of thy country , and give the best turn thy fertile brain will furnish thee with to the blunders of thy countrymen , who are not much better politicians than the French are poets . " Soon after ...
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... letter to the Queen , written in fa- vour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at ...
... letter to the Queen , written in fa- vour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of Shrewsbury was still at ...
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... letter to Swift , " I have , " says he , " treated Lady Harriot at Cambridge ( a fellow of a college treat ! ) and spoke verses to her in a gown and cap ! What , the plenipotentiary , so far concerned in the damned peace at Utrecht ...
... letter to Swift , " I have , " says he , " treated Lady Harriot at Cambridge ( a fellow of a college treat ! ) and spoke verses to her in a gown and cap ! What , the plenipotentiary , so far concerned in the damned peace at Utrecht ...
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... letters . Molineux is particularly de- lighted with the song of Mopas , which is therefore subjoined to this narrative . It is remarked by Pope , that what " raises the hero often sinks the man . " Of Blackmore it BLACKMORE . 41.
... letters . Molineux is particularly de- lighted with the song of Mopas , which is therefore subjoined to this narrative . It is remarked by Pope , that what " raises the hero often sinks the man . " Of Blackmore it BLACKMORE . 41.
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