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Page 73
... formed wonders ; and a formidable list is given of the authors , Greek and Latin , that were read in Alders- gate - street , by youth between ten and fifteen or sixteen years of age . Those who tell or receive these stories should ...
... formed wonders ; and a formidable list is given of the authors , Greek and Latin , that were read in Alders- gate - street , by youth between ten and fifteen or sixteen years of age . Those who tell or receive these stories should ...
Page 164
... formed the plan of a society for refining our language , and fixing its standard ; in imitation , says Fenton , of those learned and polite societies with which he had been acquainted abroad . In this design his friend Dryden is said to ...
... formed the plan of a society for refining our language , and fixing its standard ; in imitation , says Fenton , of those learned and polite societies with which he had been acquainted abroad . In this design his friend Dryden is said to ...
Page 402
... formed , and his materials immethodically confused . This was his last work . He died Jan. 18 , 1717-18 , and was buried at Harrow - on - the - Hill . His personal character seems to have been social and liberal . He communicated ...
... formed , and his materials immethodically confused . This was his last work . He died Jan. 18 , 1717-18 , and was buried at Harrow - on - the - Hill . His personal character seems to have been social and liberal . He communicated ...
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