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Pagina 186
... solicited , and whom nothing but want of money withheld from partaking of every pleasure that fell within his view . His conduct with regard to his pension was very particular . No sooner had he changed the bill , than he vanished from ...
... solicited , and whom nothing but want of money withheld from partaking of every pleasure that fell within his view . His conduct with regard to his pension was very particular . No sooner had he changed the bill , than he vanished from ...
Pagina 194
... solicited for small sums , which the frequency of the request made in time considerable , and he was therefore quickly shunned by those who were become familiar enough to be trusted with his necessities ; but his rambling manner of life ...
... solicited for small sums , which the frequency of the request made in time considerable , and he was therefore quickly shunned by those who were become familiar enough to be trusted with his necessities ; but his rambling manner of life ...
Pagina 381
... solicited in vain was at last given him without solicitation . The Professor- ship of History became again vacant , and he re- ceived ( 1768 ) an offer of it from the Duke of Graf- ton . He accepted , and retained it to his death ...
... solicited in vain was at last given him without solicitation . The Professor- ship of History became again vacant , and he re- ceived ( 1768 ) an offer of it from the Duke of Graf- ton . He accepted , and retained it to his death ...
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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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