Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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... favour with this age , and so good a proof of its nice discernment . His judgement , naturally good , soon ripened into an exquisite fineness and distinguishing sagacity , which as it was active and busy so it was vigorous and manly ...
... favour with this age , and so good a proof of its nice discernment . His judgement , naturally good , soon ripened into an exquisite fineness and distinguishing sagacity , which as it was active and busy so it was vigorous and manly ...
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... favours she flung in his way when offered to him at the price of a more durable reputation . He took care to have no ... favour . Whatever quarrel a few sour creatures , whose obscurity is their happiness , may possibly have to the age ...
... favours she flung in his way when offered to him at the price of a more durable reputation . He took care to have no ... favour . Whatever quarrel a few sour creatures , whose obscurity is their happiness , may possibly have to the age ...
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... favour ' . Thus far he suffered interest or obedience to carry him ; but 11 further he refused to go . When he found that the powers of the ecclesiastical commission were to be exercised against those who had refused the Declaration ...
... favour ' . Thus far he suffered interest or obedience to carry him ; but 11 further he refused to go . When he found that the powers of the ecclesiastical commission were to be exercised against those who had refused the Declaration ...
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... favour of a law to grant the assistance of counsel in trials for high treason ; and in the midst of his speech , falling into some confusion , was for a while silent ; but , recovering himself , observed , ' how reasonable it was to ...
... favour of a law to grant the assistance of counsel in trials for high treason ; and in the midst of his speech , falling into some confusion , was for a while silent ; but , recovering himself , observed , ' how reasonable it was to ...
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... favour . In 1698 , being advanced to the first commission of the treasury , he was appointed one of the regency in the king's absence ' : the next year he was made auditor of the Exchequer3 , and the year after created baron Halifax ...
... favour . In 1698 , being advanced to the first commission of the treasury , he was appointed one of the regency in the king's absence ' : the next year he was made auditor of the Exchequer3 , and the year after created baron Halifax ...
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