Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 77
... queen Anne , having his fortune improved by bequests from his father , and his uncle the earl of Bathe , he was chosen into parliament for Fowey . He soon after engaged in a joint translation of the Invectives against Philip , with a ...
... queen Anne , having his fortune improved by bequests from his father , and his uncle the earl of Bathe , he was chosen into parliament for Fowey . He soon after engaged in a joint translation of the Invectives against Philip , with a ...
Page 119
... Queen ; whether she that invented had the front to relate it ; whether she found any one weak enough to credit it , or corrupt enough to concur with her in her hateful design , I know not : but methods had been taken to persuade the Queen ...
... Queen ; whether she that invented had the front to relate it ; whether she found any one weak enough to credit it , or corrupt enough to concur with her in her hateful design , I know not : but methods had been taken to persuade the Queen ...
Page 148
... Queen really intended his advancement , and therefore thought it superfluous to lavish presents upon a man whom she intended to establish for life . About this time not only his hopes were in danger of being frustrated , but his pension ...
... Queen really intended his advancement , and therefore thought it superfluous to lavish presents upon a man whom she intended to establish for life . About this time not only his hopes were in danger of being frustrated , but his pension ...
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