Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... answered , ' No put - offs , my Lord ; answer me presently . ' ' Then , Sir , ' said he , ' I think it is lawful for you to take my brother Neale's money ; for he offers it . ' Mr. Waller said the company was pleased with this answer ...
... answered , ' No put - offs , my Lord ; answer me presently . ' ' Then , Sir , ' said he , ' I think it is lawful for you to take my brother Neale's money ; for he offers it . ' Mr. Waller said the company was pleased with this answer ...
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... answer of the Lords , commended in this House , to a pro- position of like nature , but of less consequence ; they gave no other reason of their refusal but this , ' Nolumus mutare Leges AngliƦ : ' it was the bishops who so answered ...
... answer of the Lords , commended in this House , to a pro- position of like nature , but of less consequence ; they gave no other reason of their refusal but this , ' Nolumus mutare Leges AngliƦ : ' it was the bishops who so answered ...
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... answered , Poets , Sir , succeed better in fiction than in truth . " 66 The Congratulation is indeed not inferior to the Pane- gyric , either by decay of genius , or for want of diligence , but because Cromwell had done much and Charles ...
... answered , Poets , Sir , succeed better in fiction than in truth . " 66 The Congratulation is indeed not inferior to the Pane- gyric , either by decay of genius , or for want of diligence , but because Cromwell had done much and Charles ...
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... answered , Queen Elizabeth . " I wonder , " said the king , " you should think so ; but I must confess she had a wise council . " " And , Sir , " said Waller , " did you ever know a fool choose a wise one ? " Such is the story , which I ...
... answered , Queen Elizabeth . " I wonder , " said the king , " you should think so ; but I must confess she had a wise council . " " And , Sir , " said Waller , " did you ever know a fool choose a wise one ? " Such is the story , which I ...
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... answered Scar- borough , " your blood will run no longer . " Waller re- peated some lines of Virgil , and went home to die . As the disease increased upon him , he composed himself for his departure ; and calling upon Dr. Birch to give ...
... answered Scar- borough , " your blood will run no longer . " Waller re- peated some lines of Virgil , and went home to die . As the disease increased upon him , he composed himself for his departure ; and calling upon Dr. Birch to give ...
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