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He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surrey, and made governor of Farnham
Castle for the king; but he soon resigned that charge, and retreated to Oxford,
where, in 1643, he published 'Cooper's Hill.' This poem had such reputation as to
...
He was after that pricked for sheriff of Surrey, and made governor of Farnham
Castle for the king; but he soon resigned that charge, and retreated to Oxford,
where, in 1643, he published 'Cooper's Hill.' This poem had such reputation as to
...
Page 189
The King then said, he could not break the law which he had made; and Dr.
Zachary Cradock, famous for a single ... At the accession of King James (in 1685)
he was chosen for parliament, being then fourscore, at Saltash in Cornwall; and ...
The King then said, he could not break the law which he had made; and Dr.
Zachary Cradock, famous for a single ... At the accession of King James (in 1685)
he was chosen for parliament, being then fourscore, at Saltash in Cornwall; and ...
Page 458
This king William afterwards told him, and asked what he would have done if the
proposal had been made? Sir, said he, / would have discovered it to the king
whom I then served. To which King William replied, / cannot blame you. Finding
king ...
This king William afterwards told him, and asked what he would have done if the
proposal had been made? Sir, said he, / would have discovered it to the king
whom I then served. To which King William replied, / cannot blame you. Finding
king ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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