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Page 37
... Soon after his marriage , according to an ob- scure story , he was offered the continuance of his employment , and , being pressed by his wife to accept it , answered , " You , like other wo- men , want to ride in your coach ; my wish ...
... Soon after his marriage , according to an ob- scure story , he was offered the continuance of his employment , and , being pressed by his wife to accept it , answered , " You , like other wo- men , want to ride in your coach ; my wish ...
Page 57
... soon weary of wondering , and longs to be diverted . Omnia vult belle Matho dicere , dic aliquando Et bene , dic neutrum , dic aliquando male . Imagination is useless without knowledge : nature gives in vain the power of combination ...
... soon weary of wondering , and longs to be diverted . Omnia vult belle Matho dicere , dic aliquando Et bene , dic neutrum , dic aliquando male . Imagination is useless without knowledge : nature gives in vain the power of combination ...
Page 67
... soon after , his Majesty cried out , Oh , my Lord , they say you lig with my lady . ' No , Sir , ' says his Lordship in confusion ; but I like her company , because she has so much wit . ' ' Why then , ' says the King , do you not lig ...
... soon after , his Majesty cried out , Oh , my Lord , they say you lig with my lady . ' No , Sir , ' says his Lordship in confusion ; but I like her company , because she has so much wit . ' ' Why then , ' says the King , do you not lig ...
Page 70
... soon afterwards discovered . Wal- our church - government . ler had a brother - in - law , Tomkyns , who was " First , Scripture , which , as some men think , clerk of the Queen's council , and at the same points out another form ...
... soon afterwards discovered . Wal- our church - government . ler had a brother - in - law , Tomkyns , who was " First , Scripture , which , as some men think , clerk of the Queen's council , and at the same points out another form ...
Page 74
... Soon afterwards , the Restoration supplied him with another subject ; and he exerted his imagi- nation , his elegance , and his melody , with equal alacrity for Charles the Second . It is not pos- sible to read , without some contempt ...
... Soon afterwards , the Restoration supplied him with another subject ; and he exerted his imagi- nation , his elegance , and his melody , with equal alacrity for Charles the Second . It is not pos- sible to read , without some contempt ...
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