Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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Page 184
... continued , however , to sit in the rebellious conven- ticle ; but spoke , ' says Clarendon , with great sharp- ness and freedom , which , now there was no danger of being outvoted , was not restrained ; and therefore used as an ...
... continued , however , to sit in the rebellious conven- ticle ; but spoke , ' says Clarendon , with great sharp- ness and freedom , which , now there was no danger of being outvoted , was not restrained ; and therefore used as an ...
Page 190
... continued ( July 1 ) , Thinn , usher of the house of Lords , deposed , that Mr. Waller having had a conference with the Lord Portland in an upper room , Lord Portland said , when he came down , Do me the favour to tell my Lord ...
... continued ( July 1 ) , Thinn , usher of the house of Lords , deposed , that Mr. Waller having had a conference with the Lord Portland in an upper room , Lord Portland said , when he came down , Do me the favour to tell my Lord ...
Page 278
... continued , and the subject to have strongly fixed the publick attention . In the two first dialogues Bayes is brought into the company of Crites and Eugenius , with whom he had formerly debated on dramatick poetry . The two talkers in ...
... continued , and the subject to have strongly fixed the publick attention . In the two first dialogues Bayes is brought into the company of Crites and Eugenius , with whom he had formerly debated on dramatick poetry . The two talkers in ...
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