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... died unmarried . The character which her lover bequeathed her was , indeed , not likely to attract courtship . The ... dying ; and what then shall follow ? Wilt thou in tears thy lover's corse attend ? With eyes averted light the solemn ...
... died unmarried . The character which her lover bequeathed her was , indeed , not likely to attract courtship . The ... dying ; and what then shall follow ? Wilt thou in tears thy lover's corse attend ? With eyes averted light the solemn ...
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... died , it was soon determined that his story should be delivered to poste- rity ; and the papers supposed to contain the necessary infor- mation were delivered to Lord Molesworth , who had been his favourite in Flanders . When Molesworth ...
... died , it was soon determined that his story should be delivered to poste- rity ; and the papers supposed to contain the necessary infor- mation were delivered to Lord Molesworth , who had been his favourite in Flanders . When Molesworth ...
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... dying benediction to all around him . On Monday morning a lucid interval gave some small hopes , but these vanished in the evening ; and ... died August 22 , 1778 , aged 64 . Lord Lyttelton's Poems are the works of a man of LYTTELTON . 413.
... dying benediction to all around him . On Monday morning a lucid interval gave some small hopes , but these vanished in the evening ; and ... died August 22 , 1778 , aged 64 . Lord Lyttelton's Poems are the works of a man of LYTTELTON . 413.
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