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Pagina 249
... given her a proper educa- tion , expected like other guardians that she should make at least an equal match ; and such he proposed to her , but found it rejected in favour of a young gentleman of inferior condition . Having discovered ...
... given her a proper educa- tion , expected like other guardians that she should make at least an equal match ; and such he proposed to her , but found it rejected in favour of a young gentleman of inferior condition . Having discovered ...
Pagina 262
... given to this translation , though report seems to have overrated it , was such as the world has not often seen . The subscribers were 575. The copies for which subscriptions were given were 654 ; and only 660 were printed . For those ...
... given to this translation , though report seems to have overrated it , was such as the world has not often seen . The subscribers were 575. The copies for which subscriptions were given were 654 ; and only 660 were printed . For those ...
Pagina 381
... given to Mr. Brocket , the tutor of Sir James Lowther . His constitution was weak , and believing that his health was promoted by exercise and change of place , he undertook ( 1765 ) a journey into Scot- land , of which his account , so ...
... given to Mr. Brocket , the tutor of Sir James Lowther . His constitution was weak , and believing that his health was promoted by exercise and change of place , he undertook ( 1765 ) a journey into Scot- land , of which his account , so ...
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From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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