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Page 265
In 1668 be published Cowley ' s Latin poems , and prefixed in Latin tho Life of the
Authors which had afterwards amplified , and placed before Cowley ' s English
weaks , which weré by will committed to his care . Ecclesiastical benehcès now ...
In 1668 be published Cowley ' s Latin poems , and prefixed in Latin tho Life of the
Authors which had afterwards amplified , and placed before Cowley ' s English
weaks , which weré by will committed to his care . Ecclesiastical benehcès now ...
Page 381
There seem to have been many machinations employed afterwards in his favour ;
and diligent court was paid to Mrs . Howard , afterwards countess of Suffolk , who
was much beloved by the King and Queen , to engage her interest for his ...
There seem to have been many machinations employed afterwards in his favour ;
and diligent court was paid to Mrs . Howard , afterwards countess of Suffolk , who
was much beloved by the King and Queen , to engage her interest for his ...
Page 422
It may be alledged , that the same man may change his principles ; and that he ,
who was once deservedly , commended , may be afterwards satirised · with
equal justice , or that the poet was dazzled with the appearance of virtue , and
found ...
It may be alledged , that the same man may change his principles ; and that he ,
who was once deservedly , commended , may be afterwards satirised · with
equal justice , or that the poet was dazzled with the appearance of virtue , and
found ...
Page 598
He was afterwards taught Latin , Greek , and Hebrew , by Mr . Pinhorne , a
clergyman , master of the free - school at Southampton , to whom the gratitude of
his scholar afterwards inscribed a Latin ode . His proficiency at school was so ...
He was afterwards taught Latin , Greek , and Hebrew , by Mr . Pinhorne , a
clergyman , master of the free - school at Southampton , to whom the gratitude of
his scholar afterwards inscribed a Latin ode . His proficiency at school was so ...
Page 610
His mother was sister to Sir Richard Temple , afterwards Lord Cobham . His
father , pur - . posing to educate him for the Church , sent him first to Eton , and
afterwards to Oxford ; but he was seduced to a more airy mode of life , by a
commission ...
His mother was sister to Sir Richard Temple , afterwards Lord Cobham . His
father , pur - . posing to educate him for the Church , sent him first to Eton , and
afterwards to Oxford ; but he was seduced to a more airy mode of life , by a
commission ...
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| Title | Lives Volume 1 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
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