Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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... court of Hanover 2 . This was a station that naturally gave him hopes of kindness from every party3 ; but the ... Court . If , when with the swains I did gambol , I array'd me in silver and blue ; When abroad and in Courts I shall ramble ...
... court of Hanover 2 . This was a station that naturally gave him hopes of kindness from every party3 ; but the ... Court . If , when with the swains I did gambol , I array'd me in silver and blue ; When abroad and in Courts I shall ramble ...
Page 281
... Court ; even any honest man is a better . ' Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 431. On Nov. 9 , 1729 , Gay wrote to Swift : - ' You have often twitted me in the teeth with hankering after the Court . In that you mistook me ...
... Court ; even any honest man is a better . ' Pope's Works ( Elwin and Courthope ) , vii . 431. On Nov. 9 , 1729 , Gay wrote to Swift : - ' You have often twitted me in the teeth with hankering after the Court . In that you mistook me ...
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... court , that the creditor might be obliged to make him some allowance if he was continued a prisoner , and when on ... court - day but one sent for up by habeas corpus to the Guildhall , where a rule was entered to force her to proceed ...
... court , that the creditor might be obliged to make him some allowance if he was continued a prisoner , and when on ... court - day but one sent for up by habeas corpus to the Guildhall , where a rule was entered to force her to proceed ...
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