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Page 283
... Dryden dying on the Wednesday morning , Dr. Thomas Sprat , then bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster , sent ... Charles Dryden her son , that , if they would give him leave to bury Mr. Dryden , he would inter him with a ...
... Dryden dying on the Wednesday morning , Dr. Thomas Sprat , then bishop of Rochester and dean of Westminster , sent ... Charles Dryden her son , that , if they would give him leave to bury Mr. Dryden , he would inter him with a ...
Page 286
... Charles Dryden could never have the satisfaction of meeting him , though he sought it till his death with the utmost application . ' This story I once intended to omit , as it appears with no great evidence ; nor have I met with any ...
... Charles Dryden could never have the satisfaction of meeting him , though he sought it till his death with the utmost application . ' This story I once intended to omit , as it appears with no great evidence ; nor have I met with any ...
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... Dryden . ' Witness Charles Dryden . ' Two hundred and fifty guineas , at 17. 1s 6d . is 2681. 15s . It is manifest from the dates of this contract , that it relates to the volume of Fables , which contains about twelve thousand verses ...
... Dryden . ' Witness Charles Dryden . ' Two hundred and fifty guineas , at 17. 1s 6d . is 2681. 15s . It is manifest from the dates of this contract , that it relates to the volume of Fables , which contains about twelve thousand verses ...
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Lives of the English Poets: The Prior Congreve, Blackmore and Pope Samuel Johnson No preview available - 2003 |
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