Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... born at Dublin in 1615 ; the only son of Sir John Denham , of Little Horsely in Essex , then chief baron of the Exchequer in Ireland , and of Eleanor , daughter of Sir Garret More , baron of Mellefont . Two years afterwards , his father ...
... born at Dublin in 1615 ; the only son of Sir John Denham , of Little Horsely in Essex , then chief baron of the Exchequer in Ireland , and of Eleanor , daughter of Sir Garret More , baron of Mellefont . Two years afterwards , his father ...
Page 115
... born in the parish of Strensham , in Worcestershire , according to his biographer , in 1612. This account Dr. Nash finds confirmed by the register . He was christened February 14 . His father's condition is variously represented . Wood ...
... born in the parish of Strensham , in Worcestershire , according to his biographer , in 1612. This account Dr. Nash finds confirmed by the register . He was christened February 14 . His father's condition is variously represented . Wood ...
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... born at Trotton , in Sussex , March 3 , 1651-2 , the son of Mr. Humphrey Otway , rector of Woolbeding . From Winchester - school , where he was educated , he was entered , in 1669 , a commoner of Christ Church [ Oxford ] ; but left the ...
... born at Trotton , in Sussex , March 3 , 1651-2 , the son of Mr. Humphrey Otway , rector of Woolbeding . From Winchester - school , where he was educated , he was entered , in 1669 , a commoner of Christ Church [ Oxford ] ; but left the ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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