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... received admonitions with more calmness . He was likewise inclined to resent such expectations , as tending to infringe his liberty , of which he was very jealous , when it was necessary to the gratification of his passions ; and ...
... received admonitions with more calmness . He was likewise inclined to resent such expectations , as tending to infringe his liberty , of which he was very jealous , when it was necessary to the gratification of his passions ; and ...
Page 138
... receiving his proposals , he sent him ten guineas . But the money which his subscriptions afforded him was not less volatile ... received in small sums , he never was able to send his poems to the press , but for many years continued his ...
... receiving his proposals , he sent him ten guineas . But the money which his subscriptions afforded him was not less volatile ... received in small sums , he never was able to send his poems to the press , but for many years continued his ...
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... received the first part of his education at the gram- mar - school of Newcastle ; and was afterwards instructed by Mr. Wilson , who kept a private academy . At the age of eighteen he was sent to Edinburgh , that he might qualify himself ...
... received the first part of his education at the gram- mar - school of Newcastle ; and was afterwards instructed by Mr. Wilson , who kept a private academy . At the age of eighteen he was sent to Edinburgh , that he might qualify himself ...
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