Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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... pleased with his proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical education . He entered his name in St. John's College at Cambridge in 1682 , in his eighteenth year ; and it may be reasonably supposed that he was ...
... pleased with his proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical education . He entered his name in St. John's College at Cambridge in 1682 , in his eighteenth year ; and it may be reasonably supposed that he was ...
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... pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hollanders are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , I beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his majesty , as one whose utmost ambition it is to ...
... pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hollanders are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , I beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his majesty , as one whose utmost ambition it is to ...
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... pleased , that he detained him two years in his house . Here he became known to King William , who some- times visited Temple when he was disabled by the gout , and , being attended by Swift in the garden , shewed him how to cut ...
... pleased , that he detained him two years in his house . Here he became known to King William , who some- times visited Temple when he was disabled by the gout , and , being attended by Swift in the garden , shewed him how to cut ...
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