The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... whigs , whether because they were in power , or because the tories had ex- pelled him , or because he was a whig by principle , may perhaps be doubted . He was , however , ca- ressed by men of great abilities , whatever were their party ...
... whigs , whether because they were in power , or because the tories had ex- pelled him , or because he was a whig by principle , may perhaps be doubted . He was , however , ca- ressed by men of great abilities , whatever were their party ...
Page 420
... whig , with all the virulence and malevolence of his party ; yet difference of opi- nion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and he endured me . He had mingled with the gay world , without ex . emption from its vices or its follies ...
... whig , with all the virulence and malevolence of his party ; yet difference of opi- nion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and he endured me . He had mingled with the gay world , without ex . emption from its vices or its follies ...
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... whigs , in the end of Queen Anne's reign , Parnell was persuaded to change his party , not without much censure from those whom . he forsook , and was received by the new ministry as a valuable reinforcement . When the Earl of Oxford ...
... whigs , in the end of Queen Anne's reign , Parnell was persuaded to change his party , not without much censure from those whom . he forsook , and was received by the new ministry as a valuable reinforcement . When the Earl of Oxford ...
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... whig , was a member of the Kit - cat club , and , by consequence , familiarly known to all the great men of that deno- mination . In 1710 , when the government fell into other hands , he writ to Lord Godolphin , on his dismission , a ...
... whig , was a member of the Kit - cat club , and , by consequence , familiarly known to all the great men of that deno- mination . In 1710 , when the government fell into other hands , he writ to Lord Godolphin , on his dismission , a ...
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... whig , that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party , could ask preferment from Ox- ford , it is not now possible to discover . Pope , + who told the story , did not say on what occasion the advice was given ; and ...
... whig , that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party , could ask preferment from Ox- ford , it is not now possible to discover . Pope , + who told the story , did not say on what occasion the advice was given ; and ...
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