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Page 331
This king William afterwards told him , and asked what he would have done if the
proposal had been made . “ Sir , ” said he , “ I would have discovered it to the king
whom I then served . " To which king William replied , “ I cannos blame you .
This king William afterwards told him , and asked what he would have done if the
proposal had been made . “ Sir , ” said he , “ I would have discovered it to the king
whom I then served . " To which king William replied , “ I cannos blame you .
Page 398
Theophilus Cibber , then a prisoner for debt , imparted , as I was told , his name
for ten guineas . The manascript of Shiels is now in my possession . I have since
found that Mr . Shielo , though he was no negligent enquirer , had been misled by
...
Theophilus Cibber , then a prisoner for debt , imparted , as I was told , his name
for ten guineas . The manascript of Shiels is now in my possession . I have since
found that Mr . Shielo , though he was no negligent enquirer , had been misled by
...
Page 495
The payment made to Fenton I know not but by hearsay : Broome ' s is very dis .
tinctly told by Pope , in the notes to the Dunciad . It is evident that , according to
Pope ' s own estimate , Broome was unkindly treated . If four books could merit ...
The payment made to Fenton I know not but by hearsay : Broome ' s is very dis .
tinctly told by Pope , in the notes to the Dunciad . It is evident that , according to
Pope ' s own estimate , Broome was unkindly treated . If four books could merit ...
Page 497
This , and this only , is told by Pope ; who is more willing , as I have heard
observed , to shew what his father was not , than what he was . It is allowed that
he grew rich by trade ; but whether in a shop or on the Exchange was never
discovered ...
This , and this only , is told by Pope ; who is more willing , as I have heard
observed , to shew what his father was not , than what he was . It is allowed that
he grew rich by trade ; but whether in a shop or on the Exchange was never
discovered ...
Page 507
His first inclination to attempt a composition of that tender kind arose , as Mr .
Savage told me , from his perusal of prior ' s “ Nut - brown Maid . ” How much he
had surpassed Prior ' s work , it is not necessary to mention , when perhaps it
may ...
His first inclination to attempt a composition of that tender kind arose , as Mr .
Savage told me , from his perusal of prior ' s “ Nut - brown Maid . ” How much he
had surpassed Prior ' s work , it is not necessary to mention , when perhaps it
may ...
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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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