Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 171
... told him , and asked what he would have done if the proposal had been made . ' Sir , ' said he , ' I would have discovered it to the king whom I then served . ' To which King William replied , ' I cannot blame you " . ' Finding king ...
... told him , and asked what he would have done if the proposal had been made . ' Sir , ' said he , ' I would have discovered it to the king whom I then served . ' To which King William replied , ' I cannot blame you " . ' Finding king ...
Page 192
... 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 supplied no accusation against either . 36 ' Could any thing be more absurd ...
... 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 supplied no accusation against either . 36 ' Could any thing be more absurd ...
Page 213
... told a petty lie to Lewis XIV . continued it afterwards by false dates ; thinking himself obliged in honour , ' says his admirer , to maintain what , when he said it , was so well received 2 . Wherever Congreve was born he was educated ...
... told a petty lie to Lewis XIV . continued it afterwards by false dates ; thinking himself obliged in honour , ' says his admirer , to maintain what , when he said it , was so well received 2 . Wherever Congreve was born he was educated ...
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