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... known . Of his friendship to Southern and Pope there are lasting monuments . He published in 1707 a collection of poems . By Pope he was once placed in a station that might have been of great advantage . Craggs , when he was advanced to ...
... known . Of his friendship to Southern and Pope there are lasting monuments . He published in 1707 a collection of poems . By Pope he was once placed in a station that might have been of great advantage . Craggs , when he was advanced to ...
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... known . The report is , that he was soon weary of either the restraint or servility of his occupation ; and easily persuaded his master to discharge him . The Duchess of Monmouth , remarkable for inflexible per- severance in her demand ...
... known . The report is , that he was soon weary of either the restraint or servility of his occupation ; and easily persuaded his master to discharge him . The Duchess of Monmouth , remarkable for inflexible per- severance in her demand ...
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... known to posterity ; he can derive little honour from the notice of Cobham , Burlington , or Bolingbroke . Of his social qualities , if an estimate be made from his letters , an opinion too favourable cannot easily be formed : they ...
... known to posterity ; he can derive little honour from the notice of Cobham , Burlington , or Bolingbroke . Of his social qualities , if an estimate be made from his letters , an opinion too favourable cannot easily be formed : they ...
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