Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 145
... conversation , which the writer of the Life prefixed Yorks , who seems to have been well informed of facts , he may sometimes err in chronology , has delivered as bly certain : found Dr. Andrews , Bishop of Winchester , and Dr. ishop of ...
... conversation , which the writer of the Life prefixed Yorks , who seems to have been well informed of facts , he may sometimes err in chronology , has delivered as bly certain : found Dr. Andrews , Bishop of Winchester , and Dr. ishop of ...
Page 159
... conversation . Waller , as he used to relate , found . him sufficiently versed in ancient history ; and when any of his enthusiastic friends came to advise or consult him , could sometimes overhear him discoursing in the cant of the ...
... conversation . Waller , as he used to relate , found . him sufficiently versed in ancient history ; and when any of his enthusiastic friends came to advise or consult him , could sometimes overhear him discoursing in the cant of the ...
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... conversation , used to say of himself , that , with respect to intellectual wealth , " he could draw bills for a thousand pounds , though he had not a guinea in his pocket . " That he wanted current coin for ready payment , and by that ...
... conversation , used to say of himself , that , with respect to intellectual wealth , " he could draw bills for a thousand pounds , though he had not a guinea in his pocket . " That he wanted current coin for ready payment , and by that ...
Contents
ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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