The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... nativities ; both Cromwell and King William had their lucky days ; and Shaftesbury himself , though he had no reli- gion , was said to regard predictions . The Sailor is not accounted very natural , but he is very 28 CONGREVE .
... nativities ; both Cromwell and King William had their lucky days ; and Shaftesbury himself , though he had no reli- gion , was said to regard predictions . The Sailor is not accounted very natural , but he is very 28 CONGREVE .
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... King James , were added to the former fellows . His residence was in Cheapside , and his friends were chiefly in the city . In the early part of Blackmore's time , a citizen was a term of reproach ; and his place of abode was an- other ...
... King James , were added to the former fellows . His residence was in Cheapside , and his friends were chiefly in the city . In the early part of Blackmore's time , a citizen was a term of reproach ; and his place of abode was an- other ...
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... King William , and advanced by him to the honour of knighthood , with the present of a gold chain and a medal . The malignity of the wits attributed his knight- hood to his new poem ; but King William was not very studious of poetry ...
... King William , and advanced by him to the honour of knighthood , with the present of a gold chain and a medal . The malignity of the wits attributed his knight- hood to his new poem ; but King William was not very studious of poetry ...
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... King Arthur " he endeavour- ed to gain at least one friend , and propitiated Congreve by higher praise of his " Mourning Bride " than it has obtained from any other critic . The same year he published " A Satire on Wit ; " a ...
... King Arthur " he endeavour- ed to gain at least one friend , and propitiated Congreve by higher praise of his " Mourning Bride " than it has obtained from any other critic . The same year he published " A Satire on Wit ; " a ...
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... king's - evil , the dropsy , the jaundice , the stone , the diabetes , and the plague . Of those books , if I had read them , it could not be expected that I should be able to give a critical account . I have been told that there is ...
... king's - evil , the dropsy , the jaundice , the stone , the diabetes , and the plague . Of those books , if I had read them , it could not be expected that I should be able to give a critical account . I have been told that there is ...
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