Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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... court as the Inquisition appears , there must , it seems , be full as for- midable a one erected in ourselves . ... We hope that by our method of practice , and the help of the grand Arcanum which we have professed to reveal , this ...
... court as the Inquisition appears , there must , it seems , be full as for- midable a one erected in ourselves . ... We hope that by our method of practice , and the help of the grand Arcanum which we have professed to reveal , this ...
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... court of Litchfield , who was acquainted both with Smith and Ducket ; and declared that , if the tale concerning Clarendon were forged , he should suspect Ducket of the falsehood ; ' for Rag was a man of great veracity . ' Of Gilbert ...
... court of Litchfield , who was acquainted both with Smith and Ducket ; and declared that , if the tale concerning Clarendon were forged , he should suspect Ducket of the falsehood ; ' for Rag was a man of great veracity . ' Of Gilbert ...
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... Courts are de- termined by a Court of Delegates , consisting of three Common Law Judges and five Civilians . Dr. King made an excellent judge as often as he was called to that Bench . ' King's Works , Preface , p . 14 ; Remains , p . 15 ...
... Courts are de- termined by a Court of Delegates , consisting of three Common Law Judges and five Civilians . Dr. King made an excellent judge as often as he was called to that Bench . ' King's Works , Preface , p . 14 ; Remains , p . 15 ...
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... court see post , POPE , 107 . Some years after Kennet's death Pope , to insult the third Duke of Devonshire , renewed the attack : - ' When servile chaplains cry , that birth and place Indue a peer with honour , truth and grace , Look ...
... court see post , POPE , 107 . Some years after Kennet's death Pope , to insult the third Duke of Devonshire , renewed the attack : - ' When servile chaplains cry , that birth and place Indue a peer with honour , truth and grace , Look ...
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... court having thus a claim to his diligence and gratitude , he was required to write the History of the Ryehouse Plot , and in 1685 published A true Account and Declaration of the horrid Conspiracy against the late King , his present ...
... court having thus a claim to his diligence and gratitude , he was required to write the History of the Ryehouse Plot , and in 1685 published A true Account and Declaration of the horrid Conspiracy against the late King , his present ...
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