The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... 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 Monsieur de Torcy , is the best witness we can produce of the sense in which the ...
... 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 Monsieur de Torcy , is the best witness we can produce of the sense in which the ...
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... opinions . He was one of the sixteen tories who met weekly , and agreed to address each other by the title of brother ... opinion , fit only to make verses , and less qualified for business than Addison himself . This was surely said ...
... opinions . He was one of the sixteen tories who met weekly , and agreed to address each other by the title of brother ... opinion , fit only to make verses , and less qualified for business than Addison himself . This was surely said ...
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... opinion of Bolingbroke , by his influence upon the French minister , and by skill in questions of commerce above other men . Of his behaviour in the lighter parts of life , it is too late to get much intelligence . One of his answers to ...
... opinion of Bolingbroke , by his influence upon the French minister , and by skill in questions of commerce above other men . Of his behaviour in the lighter parts of life , it is too late to get much intelligence . One of his answers to ...
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... opinion of the world , much wiser than him- self ? But such are the conceits of speculatists , who strain their faculties to find in a mine what lies upon the surface . His opinions , so far as the means of judging are left us , seem to ...
... opinion of the world , much wiser than him- self ? But such are the conceits of speculatists , who strain their faculties to find in a mine what lies upon the surface . His opinions , so far as the means of judging are left us , seem to ...
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... opinion held by them in common with the church of Rome ; and Prynne published " Histrio - Mastix , " a huge volume , in which stage - plays were censured , The outrages and crimes of the puritans brought afterwards their CONGREVE . 29.
... opinion held by them in common with the church of Rome ; and Prynne published " Histrio - Mastix , " a huge volume , in which stage - plays were censured , The outrages and crimes of the puritans brought afterwards their CONGREVE . 29.
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