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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ... - Page 132
by Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 503 pages
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London Magazine Enlarged and Improved, Volume 23

English essays - 1754 - 714 pages
...Wiles, 'Scotland and Ireland, where it was pei formed 14 days together. It was laftly afltd iu Minorca. The fame of it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the ia\ourite longs of it in tans ; and houfcs were furniihcd with it...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 354 pages
...was laft afted in Minorca. The fame of it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans...and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The perfon who afled Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her piftures...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...was laft afted in Minorca. The fame of it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans...and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The perfon who aded Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 4

Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 406 pages
...was laftly acted in Minorca. The fame of it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans...and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The girl who acted Polly, 'till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town, her pictures...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: The Dunciad, in four books

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 264 pages
...It was laft acted in Minorca. The fameof it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans...and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures...
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Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal, Volume 17

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Bibliography - 1757 - 636 pages
...was performed twenty-four days fucceflively. The ladies carried about with them the favourite fangs of it in fans, and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The fame of it was r.Qt con-* fined to the Author only. The pcrfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once...
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The Dunciad, in four books

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
...It was laftacted in Minorca. The fame of it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans ; and houfes were furnithed with it in fcreens. The perfonwho 'acted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...was at laft adted in Minorca. The fame of it was not confined to the author only ; the ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans...and houfes were furnifhed with it in fcreens. The perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, became all at once the favourite of the town ; her piftnres...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 5

Biography - 1761 - 536 pages
...begin to appear till he was older Intelligencer, No in. Ibid. Lett, Jtxix, 354 p" A Y. ladies carried about with them the favourite fongs of it in fans,...only : the perfon who acted Polly, till then obfcure, being all at once the favourite of the town; her pictures were engraved, and fold in great numbers...
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Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...

Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...Minorca. The ladies carried about with them favourite fongs of it in their fans, and houfes werefurniftied with it in fcreens. The fame of it was not confined to the author only; the perfon who afted Polly, till then obfcure, being all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved,...
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