The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pages |
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... sent him for some time to Dr. Busby , at Westminster ; but , not intending to give him any education beyond that of the school , took him , when he was well advanced in literature , to his own house , where the Earl of Dorset ...
... sent him for some time to Dr. Busby , at Westminster ; but , not intending to give him any education beyond that of the school , took him , when he was well advanced in literature , to his own house , where the Earl of Dorset ...
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... sent to the Congress at the Hague as secretary to the embassy . In this assembly of princes and nobles , to which Europe has perhaps scarcely seen any thing equal , was formed the grand alliance against Louis , which at last did not ...
... sent to the Congress at the Hague as secretary to the embassy . In this assembly of princes and nobles , to which Europe has perhaps scarcely seen any thing equal , was formed the grand alliance against Louis , which at last did not ...
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... sent ( July , 1711 ) privately to Paris with propositions of peace . He was remembered at the French court ; and , returning in about a month , brought with him the Abbé Gaultier , and Mr. Mesnager , a minister from France , invested ...
... sent ( July , 1711 ) privately to Paris with propositions of peace . He was remembered at the French court ; and , returning in about a month , brought with him the Abbé Gaultier , and Mr. Mesnager , a minister from France , invested ...
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... sent to Paris to adjust differences with less formality : Prior either accompanied him or followed him , and , after his departure , had the appointments and authority of an ambas- sador , though no public character . By some mistake of ...
... sent to Paris to adjust differences with less formality : Prior either accompanied him or followed him , and , after his departure , had the appointments and authority of an ambas- sador , though no public character . By some mistake of ...
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... sent him with a letter to the Queen , written in favour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . ' And while the Duke of Shrewsbury ...
... sent him with a letter to the Queen , written in favour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . ' And while the Duke of Shrewsbury ...
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