Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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... present Majesty , and the present Government3 ; a performance which he thought convenient , after the Revolution , to extenuate and excuse * . The same year , being clerk of the closet to the king , he was made dean of the chapel ...
... present Majesty , and the present Government3 ; a performance which he thought convenient , after the Revolution , to extenuate and excuse * . The same year , being clerk of the closet to the king , he was made dean of the chapel ...
Page 192
... present when the preliminary articles were talked of or signed at his house ? He told them that either the earl of Oxford or the duke of Shrewsbury was absent , but he could not remember which ; an answer which perplexed them because it ...
... present when the preliminary articles were talked of or signed at his house ? He told them that either the earl of Oxford or the duke of Shrewsbury was absent , but he could not remember which ; an answer which perplexed them because it ...
Page 383
... present , till something better ( which was her Majesty's intention ) could be done for him . " After this , he was permitted to present one of his annual poems to her Majesty , had the honour of kissing her hand , and met with the most ...
... present , till something better ( which was her Majesty's intention ) could be done for him . " After this , he was permitted to present one of his annual poems to her Majesty , had the honour of kissing her hand , and met with the most ...
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