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... retirement . To despair was not , however , the character of Savage ; when one patronage failed , he had re- course to ... retired for some time to Richmond , that he might prosecute his de- sign in full tranquillity , without the ...
... retirement . To despair was not , however , the character of Savage ; when one patronage failed , he had re- course to ... retired for some time to Richmond , that he might prosecute his de- sign in full tranquillity , without the ...
Page 193
... retire to bed , was not , without equal difficulty , called up to din- ner : it was therefore impossible to pay him ... retired till want of money obliged him to some new expedient . If he was entertained in a fam- ily , nothing was any ...
... retire to bed , was not , without equal difficulty , called up to din- ner : it was therefore impossible to pay him ... retired till want of money obliged him to some new expedient . If he was entertained in a fam- ily , nothing was any ...
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... retirement to com- plain of the conduct of his friends in London , and irritated many of them so much by his letters ... retired [ Sept. , 1742 ] to Swansea , the place originally proposed for his residence , where he lived about a year ...
... retirement to com- plain of the conduct of his friends in London , and irritated many of them so much by his letters ... retired [ Sept. , 1742 ] to Swansea , the place originally proposed for his residence , where he lived about a year ...
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The Satirical Letters of St Jerome | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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