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272 , for the subscription of £ 50,000 ' for the performance of operas at the theatre in the Haymarket , to be composed by Mr. Handel , and performed under his direction . ' Macready , in 1843 , in his petition to parliament against the ...
272 , for the subscription of £ 50,000 ' for the performance of operas at the theatre in the Haymarket , to be composed by Mr. Handel , and performed under his direction . ' Macready , in 1843 , in his petition to parliament against the ...
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His first performance was a novel , called Incognita , or Love and Duty reconciled ; it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface ' , that is indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judicious .
His first performance was a novel , called Incognita , or Love and Duty reconciled ; it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface ' , that is indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judicious .
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Pope wrote to Samuel Wesley on Oct. 21 , 1735 : - I agree with you in the opinion of Savage's strange performance , which does not deserve Thus with much wealth , some jargon , and no grace , To seat episcopalour Doctor trace .
Pope wrote to Samuel Wesley on Oct. 21 , 1735 : - I agree with you in the opinion of Savage's strange performance , which does not deserve Thus with much wealth , some jargon , and no grace , To seat episcopalour Doctor trace .
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets: Smith-Savage Volume 2 of Lives of the English Poets, George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Octagon Books, 1967 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Mar 2008 |
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