“The” Lives of the English Poets: In Two Volumes, Volume 2Tauchnitz, 1858 - 429 pages |
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... Earl of Dorset , celebrated for pa- tronage of genius , found him by chance , as Burnet relates , reading Horace , and was so well pleased with his proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical edu- cation . He ...
... Earl of Dorset , celebrated for pa- tronage of genius , found him by chance , as Burnet relates , reading Horace , and was so well pleased with his proficiency , that he undertook the care and cost of his academical edu- cation . He ...
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... Earl of Exeter some poems upon sacred subjects , in acknowledgment of a benefaction enjoyed by them from the bounty of his ancestor . On this occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of their success , seem to ...
... Earl of Exeter some poems upon sacred subjects , in acknowledgment of a benefaction enjoyed by them from the bounty of his ancestor . On this occasion were those verses written , which , though nothing is said of their success , seem to ...
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... Earl of Jersey's office ; a post which he did not retain long , because Jersey was removed ; but he was soon made com- missioner of trade . This year ( 1700 ) produced one of his longest and most splendid compositions , the " Carmen ...
... Earl of Jersey's office ; a post which he did not retain long , because Jersey was removed ; but he was soon made com- missioner of trade . This year ( 1700 ) produced one of his longest and most splendid compositions , the " Carmen ...
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... 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 . " Could any thing be more absurd , " says he , " or more inhuman ...
... 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 . " Could any thing be more absurd , " says he , " or more inhuman ...
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... Earl of Oxford , to whom he had invariably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Down - hall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley after his decease . He had now , what wits and philosophers have often wished ...
... Earl of Oxford , to whom he had invariably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Down - hall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley after his decease . He had now , what wits and philosophers have often wished ...
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