Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 171
... Lord Tyrconnel , for which he could not but heartily ask his pardon ; and as he imagined Lord Tyrconnel's passion might be yet so high , that he would not receive a letter from him , ' begged that Sir William would endeavour to soften ...
... Lord Tyrconnel , for which he could not but heartily ask his pardon ; and as he imagined Lord Tyrconnel's passion might be yet so high , that he would not receive a letter from him , ' begged that Sir William would endeavour to soften ...
Page 263
... Lord Halifax was rather a pretender to taste than really possessed of it . - When I had finished the two or three first books of my translation of the Iliad , that Lord desired to have the pleasure of hearing them read at his house ...
... Lord Halifax was rather a pretender to taste than really possessed of it . - When I had finished the two or three first books of my translation of the Iliad , that Lord desired to have the pleasure of hearing them read at his house ...
Page 492
... lord and lady Valentia came to see his lordship , he gave them his solemn benediction , and said , " Be good , be virtuous , my lord ; you must come to this . ' Thus he continued giving his dying benediction to all around him . On ...
... lord and lady Valentia came to see his lordship , he gave them his solemn benediction , and said , " Be good , be virtuous , my lord ; you must come to this . ' Thus he continued giving his dying benediction to all around him . On ...
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