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... obtained a licence for its admission into public wor- ship ; but no admission has it yet obtained , nor has it any right to come where Brady and Tate have got possession . Black- more's name must be added to those of many others who ...
... obtained a licence for its admission into public wor- ship ; but no admission has it yet obtained , nor has it any right to come where Brady and Tate have got possession . Black- more's name must be added to those of many others who ...
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... obtained , from King William , a promise of the first prebend that should be vacant at Westminster or Canterbury . That this promise might not be forgotten , Swift dedicated to the King the posthumous works with which he was intrust- ed ...
... obtained , from King William , a promise of the first prebend that should be vacant at Westminster or Canterbury . That this promise might not be forgotten , Swift dedicated to the King the posthumous works with which he was intrust- ed ...
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... obtained ; and the public will perhaps wish that I had solicited and obtained more such favours from him . " DEAR SIR , " In consequence of our different conversations about authentic materials for the life of Young , I send you the ...
... obtained ; and the public will perhaps wish that I had solicited and obtained more such favours from him . " DEAR SIR , " In consequence of our different conversations about authentic materials for the life of Young , I send you the ...
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