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... pleased with his proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical edu eation . He entered his name in St. John's College , at Cambridge , in 1682 , in his eighteenth year ; and it may be reasonably sup- * The ...
... pleased with his proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical edu eation . He entered his name in St. John's College , at Cambridge , in 1682 , in his eighteenth year ; and it may be reasonably sup- * The ...
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... pleased against their will . But , though taste is obstinate , it is variable ; and time often prevails when arguments have failed . Queen Mary conferred upon both those plays the honour of her presence ; and when she died , soon after ...
... pleased against their will . But , though taste is obstinate , it is variable ; and time often prevails when arguments have failed . Queen Mary conferred upon both those plays the honour of her presence ; and when she died , soon after ...
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... pleased with the honour ; and , when he became acquainted with Gay , found such attrac- tions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have received him into his inmost confidence ; and a friendship was formed between them ...
... pleased with the honour ; and , when he became acquainted with Gay , found such attrac- tions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have received him into his inmost confidence ; and a friendship was formed between them ...
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... pleased to be overlooked , drew up a comparison of his own compositions with those of Philips , in which he covertly gave himself the preference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited Gay ...
... pleased to be overlooked , drew up a comparison of his own compositions with those of Philips , in which he covertly gave himself the preference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited Gay ...
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... pleased to find himself imitated in six lines , which , though they begin with nonsense and end with dulness , excited in the young Author a rapture of acknowledgment . In numbers such as Waller's self might use , It was probably about ...
... pleased to find himself imitated in six lines , which , though they begin with nonsense and end with dulness , excited in the young Author a rapture of acknowledgment . In numbers such as Waller's self might use , It was probably about ...
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