Lives of the English Poets, Waller, Milton, CowleyCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... who was afterwards his favourite , and his amanu- ensis . He then removed to Paris , where he lived with great splendour and hospitality ; and from time to time 1 ] amused himself with poetry , in which he 26 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... who was afterwards his favourite , and his amanu- ensis . He then removed to Paris , where he lived with great splendour and hospitality ; and from time to time 1 ] amused himself with poetry , in which he 26 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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... lived at Hallbarn , a house built by himself very near to Beaconsfield , where his mother resided . His mother , though related to Cromwell and Hampden , was zealous for the royal cause , and , when Cromwell visited her , used to ...
... lived at Hallbarn , a house built by himself very near to Beaconsfield , where his mother resided . His mother , though related to Cromwell and Hampden , was zealous for the royal cause , and , when Cromwell visited her , used to ...
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... lived a great part of a long life upon an English pension , never consented to understand the language of the nation that maintained him . In Parliament , " he was , " says Burnet , " the delight of the House , and though old , said the ...
... lived a great part of a long life upon an English pension , never consented to understand the language of the nation that maintained him . In Parliament , " he was , " says Burnet , " the delight of the House , and though old , said the ...
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Samuel Johnson. taking notice of my domestic affairs ; but I have lived long enough to observe that this falling church has got a trick of rising again . " He took notice to his friends of the king's conduct ; and said that " he would be ...
Samuel Johnson. taking notice of my domestic affairs ; but I have lived long enough to observe that this falling church has got a trick of rising again . " He took notice to his friends of the king's conduct ; and said that " he would be ...
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... lived long enough to see there is nothing in them ; and so , I hope , your grace will . " He died October 21 , 1687 , and was buried at Beacons- field , with a monument erected by his son's executors , for which Rymer wrote the ...
... lived long enough to see there is nothing in them ; and so , I hope , your grace will . " He died October 21 , 1687 , and was buried at Beacons- field , with a monument erected by his son's executors , for which Rymer wrote the ...
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