The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... sent him with a letter to the Queen , written in fa- vour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of ...
... sent him with a letter to the Queen , written in fa- vour of the Elector of Bavaria . " I shall expect , " says he , " with impatience , the return of Mr. Prior , whose conduct is very agreeable to me . " And while the Duke of ...
Page 15
... sent to transact a negotiation in the highest degree arduous and important , for which he was qualified , among other requisites , in the opinion of Bolingbroke , by his influence upon the French minister , and by skill in questions of ...
... sent to transact a negotiation in the highest degree arduous and important , for which he was qualified , among other requisites , in the opinion of Bolingbroke , by his influence upon the French minister , and by skill in questions of ...
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... sent him , at the age of sixteen , to study law in the Middle Tem- ple , where he lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very ...
... sent him , at the age of sixteen , to study law in the Middle Tem- ple , where he lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very ...
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... sent , at thirteen , to Westminster ; and , in 1668 , was entered at Edmund Hall , in Oxford , where he took the degree of M. A. June 3 , 1676 , and resided thir- teen years ; a much longer time than it is usual to spend at the ...
... sent , at thirteen , to Westminster ; and , in 1668 , was entered at Edmund Hall , in Oxford , where he took the degree of M. A. June 3 , 1676 , and resided thir- teen years ; a much longer time than it is usual to spend at the ...
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... sent into the world " " King Arthur " in twelve . The provocation was now doubled , and the resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equiva- lent to all ...
... sent into the world " " King Arthur " in twelve . The provocation was now doubled , and the resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equiva- lent to all ...
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