The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 69
... been inconstant . Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with " Three Hours after Marriage ; " a comedy written , as there is sufficient reason for believing , by the joint assistance of Pope and Ar GAY . 69.
... been inconstant . Not long afterwards ( 1717 ) he endeavoured to entertain the town with " Three Hours after Marriage ; " a comedy written , as there is sufficient reason for believing , by the joint assistance of Pope and Ar GAY . 69.
Page 79
... endeavoured to be true at once to the King and to the church . Of this regulated loyalty he has transmitted to posterity a sufficient proof , in the letter which he wrote to his father about a month before the Prince of Orange landed ...
... endeavoured to be true at once to the King and to the church . Of this regulated loyalty he has transmitted to posterity a sufficient proof , in the letter which he wrote to his father about a month before the Prince of Orange landed ...
Page 106
... endeavoured to alleviate his loss by a legacy of three hundred pounds , yet , as he had none to prosecute his claim , to shelter him from oppression , or call in law to the assistance of justice , her will was eluded by the executors ...
... endeavoured to alleviate his loss by a legacy of three hundred pounds , yet , as he had none to prosecute his claim , to shelter him from oppression , or call in law to the assistance of justice , her will was eluded by the executors ...
Page 107
... endeavoured to rid herself from the dangers of being at any time made known to him , by sending him secretly to the American plantations . + By whose kindness this scheme was counteracted , or by whose interposition she was induced to ...
... endeavoured to rid herself from the dangers of being at any time made known to him , by sending him secretly to the American plantations . + By whose kindness this scheme was counteracted , or by whose interposition she was induced to ...
Page 109
... endeavouring to awaken the affection of a mother . He was there- fore obliged to seek some other means of support ; and , having no profession , became by necessity an author . At this time the attention of all the literary world was ...
... endeavouring to awaken the affection of a mother . He was there- fore obliged to seek some other means of support ; and , having no profession , became by necessity an author . At this time the attention of all the literary world was ...
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