Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... given him a thousand . He then contemplated only " little Lives . " His energetic pleasure in the work expanded his Preface beyond the limits of the first design ; but when it was observed to Johnson that he was underpaid by the ...
... given him a thousand . He then contemplated only " little Lives . " His energetic pleasure in the work expanded his Preface beyond the limits of the first design ; but when it was observed to Johnson that he was underpaid by the ...
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... given against him will appear . " In consequence of this letter , the Lords ordered Port- land and Waller to be confronted ; when the one repeated his charge , and the other his denial . The examination of the plot being continued ...
... given against him will appear . " In consequence of this letter , the Lords ordered Port- land and Waller to be confronted ; when the one repeated his charge , and the other his denial . The examination of the plot being continued ...
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... given him by St. Evremond is a proof of his reputation ; for it was only by his reputation that he could be known , as a writer , to a man who , though he lived a great part of a long life upon an English pension , never consented to ...
... given him by St. Evremond is a proof of his reputation ; for it was only by his reputation that he could be known , as a writer , to a man who , though he lived a great part of a long life upon an English pension , never consented to ...
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... given by the writer of his life . One day , taking him into the closet , the king asked him how he liked one of the pictures : " My eyes , " said Waller , " are dim , and I do not know it . " The king said it was the Princess of Orange ...
... given by the writer of his life . One day , taking him into the closet , the king asked him how he liked one of the pictures : " My eyes , " said Waller , " are dim , and I do not know it . " The king said it was the Princess of Orange ...
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... given , that a lady might be saved from the disgrace of such a vile performance . " This , however , was no very mischievous or very unusual deviation from truth ; had his hypocrisy been confined to such transactions , he might have ...
... given , that a lady might be saved from the disgrace of such a vile performance . " This , however , was no very mischievous or very unusual deviation from truth ; had his hypocrisy been confined to such transactions , he might have ...
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