Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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... Prior , Citizen of London , by trade a joiner , and was born there in 1664. Life of Prior , by Samuel Humphreys ; Prior's Poems on Several Occasions , 1733 , iii . 1 . 6 ' He was the son of a reputable citizen of London , where he was ...
... Prior , Citizen of London , by trade a joiner , and was born there in 1664. Life of Prior , by Samuel Humphreys ; Prior's Poems on Several Occasions , 1733 , iii . 1 . 6 ' He was the son of a reputable citizen of London , where he was ...
Page 188
... Prior and his associates at Canterbury . It is easily supposed that they were soon released . 25 The negotiation was begun at Prior's house , where the Queen's ministers met Mesnager ( September 20 , 1711 ) , and entered pri- vately ...
... Prior and his associates at Canterbury . It is easily supposed that they were soon released . 25 The negotiation was begun at Prior's house , where the Queen's ministers met Mesnager ( September 20 , 1711 ) , and entered pri- vately ...
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... Prior in the same commission , but that Shrewsbury refused to be associated with a man so meanly born . Prior therefore continued to act without a title till the duke returned next year to England , and then he assumed the style and ...
... Prior in the same commission , but that Shrewsbury refused to be associated with a man so meanly born . Prior therefore continued to act without a title till the duke returned next year to England , and then he assumed the style and ...
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