Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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... says he , ' or more inhuman , than to propose to me a question , by the answering of which I might , according to them , prove myself a traitor ? And notwithstanding their solemn promise that nothing which I could say should hurt myself ...
... says he , ' or more inhuman , than to propose to me a question , by the answering of which I might , according to them , prove myself a traitor ? And notwithstanding their solemn promise that nothing which I could say should hurt myself ...
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... says he , ' was received with_loud claps , which indicated contempt of the play . ' Pope , who was behind the scenes , meeting him as he left the stage , attacked him , as he says , with all the virulence of a Wit out of his senses ; to ...
... says he , ' was received with_loud claps , which indicated contempt of the play . ' Pope , who was behind the scenes , meeting him as he left the stage , attacked him , as he says , with all the virulence of a Wit out of his senses ; to ...
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... says the Biographia , " on the score of his extraordinary qualities , he had the honour done him of being admitted , though under age , to take his seat in the House of Lords . " ' With this unhappy character it is not unlikely that ...
... says the Biographia , " on the score of his extraordinary qualities , he had the honour done him of being admitted , though under age , to take his seat in the House of Lords . " ' With this unhappy character it is not unlikely that ...
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