Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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... letter on p . 22 ) , see Canon Stratford's letters to Edward Lord Har- ley published in the Portland MSS . vol . vii Hist . MSS . Comm . 1901 . For Gastrell's character see also Hearne's Remains , ii . 239. ] [ George Duckett of Hartham ...
... letter on p . 22 ) , see Canon Stratford's letters to Edward Lord Har- ley published in the Portland MSS . vol . vii Hist . MSS . Comm . 1901 . For Gastrell's character see also Hearne's Remains , ii . 239. ] [ George Duckett of Hartham ...
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... Letters , ii . 321. See also Boswell's Johnson , iv . 171 , 204 . Candidates for all degrees who possess certain property must go out , as it is termed , Grand Com- pounder ? In general the property had to be ' to the extent of £ 300 a ...
... Letters , ii . 321. See also Boswell's Johnson , iv . 171 , 204 . Candidates for all degrees who possess certain property must go out , as it is termed , Grand Com- pounder ? In general the property had to be ' to the extent of £ 300 a ...
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... Letters , ii . 320 . With money raised by lottery ' the Crown purchased the collection and Harleian MSS . , together with Mon- tagu House . Such was the com- mencement of the British Museum . ' Ib . n . ' All appeals from the Ecclesias ...
... Letters , ii . 320 . With money raised by lottery ' the Crown purchased the collection and Harleian MSS . , together with Mon- tagu House . Such was the com- mencement of the British Museum . ' Ib . n . ' All appeals from the Ecclesias ...
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... letters to Dr. Lister " . In 1710 he appeared , as a lover of the Church , on the side of 13 Sacheverell ; and was supposed to have concurred at least in the projection of The Examiner . ' King's Remains , p . 13. King and Savage had ...
... letters to Dr. Lister " . In 1710 he appeared , as a lover of the Church , on the side of 13 Sacheverell ; and was supposed to have concurred at least in the projection of The Examiner . ' King's Remains , p . 13. King and Savage had ...
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... Letters to the Earl of Dorset , 1711 , pp . 11-13 . 6 5 Sprat's Relation , & c . , p . 53 . According to Macaulay ( History , ii . 350 ) Crewe , Bishop of Durham , was made Dean . 7 For the new Court of High Commission see post ...
... Letters to the Earl of Dorset , 1711 , pp . 11-13 . 6 5 Sprat's Relation , & c . , p . 53 . According to Macaulay ( History , ii . 350 ) Crewe , Bishop of Durham , was made Dean . 7 For the new Court of High Commission see post ...
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