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Page 189
... honour to keep that secret , which is already revealed by another ; or possible it should still be a secret , which is known to one of the other sex ? -If you persist to be cruel to yourself for their sakes who deserve it not , it will ...
... honour to keep that secret , which is already revealed by another ; or possible it should still be a secret , which is known to one of the other sex ? -If you persist to be cruel to yourself for their sakes who deserve it not , it will ...
Page 284
... honour and ornament of the nation , be buried after this private manner ! No , gentlemen , let all that loved Mr. Dryden , and honour his memory , alight and join with me in gaining my lady's consent to let me have the honour of his ...
... honour and ornament of the nation , be buried after this private manner ! No , gentlemen , let all that loved Mr. Dryden , and honour his memory , alight and join with me in gaining my lady's consent to let me have the honour of his ...
Page 286
... honour ; which his lordship hearing , left the town : and Mr. 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 ...
... honour ; which his lordship hearing , left the town : and Mr. 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 ...
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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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