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Pagina 171
In this part of his life it was that he was known to Clarendon, among the rest of the
men who were eminent in that age for genius and literature ; but known so little to
his advantage, that they who read his character will not much condemn ...
In this part of his life it was that he was known to Clarendon, among the rest of the
men who were eminent in that age for genius and literature ; but known so little to
his advantage, that they who read his character will not much condemn ...
Pagina 193
'He was very little known till he had obtained a rich wife in the city.' He obtained a
rich wife about the age of three-and- twenty; an age before which few men are
conspicuous much to their advantage. He was known, however, in parliament ...
'He was very little known till he had obtained a rich wife in the city.' He obtained a
rich wife about the age of three-and- twenty; an age before which few men are
conspicuous much to their advantage. He was known, however, in parliament ...
Pagina 286
What rewards he obtained for his poems, besides the payment of the bookseller,
cannot be known : Mr. Derrick, who consulted some of his relations, was informed
that his Fables obtained five hundred pounds from the dutchess of Ormond; ...
What rewards he obtained for his poems, besides the payment of the bookseller,
cannot be known : Mr. Derrick, who consulted some of his relations, was informed
that his Fables obtained five hundred pounds from the dutchess of Ormond; ...
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