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Page 296
... Received then of Mr. Jacob Tonson the sum of two hundred sixty - eight pounds fifteen shillings , in pur- suance of an agreement for ten thousand verses , to be delivered by me to the said Jacob Tonson , whereof I have already delivered ...
... Received then of Mr. Jacob Tonson the sum of two hundred sixty - eight pounds fifteen shillings , in pur- suance of an agreement for ten thousand verses , to be delivered by me to the said Jacob Tonson , whereof I have already delivered ...
Page 375
... received from Smith , that Clarendon's History was , in its publication , corrupted by Aldrich , Smalridge , and Atterbury ; and that Smith was em- ployed to forge and insert the alterations . This story was published triumphantly by ...
... received from Smith , that Clarendon's History was , in its publication , corrupted by Aldrich , Smalridge , and Atterbury ; and that Smith was em- ployed to forge and insert the alterations . This story was published triumphantly by ...
Page 431
... received , as is confessed , with cold disapprobation , he was probably less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the testimony of Steele , and the total silence of any other claimant , has determined the ...
... received , as is confessed , with cold disapprobation , he was probably less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the testimony of Steele , and the total silence of any other claimant , has determined the ...
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