Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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... hundred pounds paid to Fenton , and five hundred to Broome , with as many copies as he wanted for his friends , which amounted to one hundred more 230 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... hundred pounds paid to Fenton , and five hundred to Broome , with as many copies as he wanted for his friends , which amounted to one hundred more 230 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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... hundred pounds for every volume . Of the Quartos it was , I believe , stipulated that none should be printed but for ... hundred and fifty on royal paper in Folio for two guineas a volume ; of the small Folio , having printed seventeen ...
... hundred pounds for every volume . Of the Quartos it was , I believe , stipulated that none should be printed but for ... hundred and fifty on royal paper in Folio for two guineas a volume ; of the small Folio , having printed seventeen ...
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... hundred and seventy - five . The copies for which sub- scriptions were given were six hundred and fifty - four ; and only six hundred and sixty were printed . For those copies Pope had nothing to pay ; he therefore received , including ...
... hundred and seventy - five . The copies for which sub- scriptions were given were six hundred and fifty - four ; and only six hundred and sixty were printed . For those copies Pope had nothing to pay ; he therefore received , including ...
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