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He had originally been a Whig , but owing to his dislike of that party's Church policy , gave his support to Harley and St. John . A powerful writer was , in those days , an indispensable ally of the politician .
He had originally been a Whig , but owing to his dislike of that party's Church policy , gave his support to Harley and St. John . A powerful writer was , in those days , an indispensable ally of the politician .
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When Jack Sheppard , the notorious robber and prison - breaker , was at last condemned to death , Defoe wrote a story of his life , and gave it out to be the work of the prisoner , and printed at his wish .
When Jack Sheppard , the notorious robber and prison - breaker , was at last condemned to death , Defoe wrote a story of his life , and gave it out to be the work of the prisoner , and printed at his wish .
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II The eighteenth century gave birth to many other works modelled more or less closely on Pope's style , but none have such solid merits as those of Johnson . The more original poets either broke away from Pope's couplet altogether ...
II The eighteenth century gave birth to many other works modelled more or less closely on Pope's style , but none have such solid merits as those of Johnson . The more original poets either broke away from Pope's couplet altogether ...
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