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Few plays have ever been so beneficial to the writer ; for it 8 procured him the patronage of Halifax ' , who immediately made him one of the commissioners for licensing coaches , and soon after gave him a place in the pipe - office ...
Few plays have ever been so beneficial to the writer ; for it 8 procured him the patronage of Halifax ' , who immediately made him one of the commissioners for licensing coaches , and soon after gave him a place in the pipe - office ...
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This was what gave rise to The Beggar's Opera . He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on he shewed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a ...
This was what gave rise to The Beggar's Opera . He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on he shewed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a ...
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The duke , considering his want of economy , undertook the management of his money , and gave it to him as he wanted it * . But it is supposed that the discountenance of the Court sunk deep into his heart , and gave him more discontent ...
The duke , considering his want of economy , undertook the management of his money , and gave it to him as he wanted it * . But it is supposed that the discountenance of the Court sunk deep into his heart , and gave him more discontent ...
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