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Page 396
... Whigs , in the end of queen Anne's reign , Parnell was persuaded to change his party , not without much censure from those whom he forsook , and was received by the new ministry as a valuable reinforcement . When the earl of Oxford was ...
... Whigs , in the end of queen Anne's reign , Parnell was persuaded to change his party , not without much censure from those whom he forsook , and was received by the new ministry as a valuable reinforcement . When the earl of Oxford was ...
Page 408
... Whig that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party , could ask preferment from Oxford , it is not now possible to discover . Pope , who told the story , did not say on what occasion the advice was given ; and though ...
... Whig that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party , could ask preferment from Oxford , it is not now possible to discover . Pope , who told the story , did not say on what occasion the advice was given ; and though ...
Page 437
... Whig , in which it is not discovered that Steele was then known to be the advocate for the commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian ; and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question , without any ...
... Whig , in which it is not discovered that Steele was then known to be the advocate for the commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian ; and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question , without any ...
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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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