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Pagina 133
... received ten guineas , there is nothing remarkable . The Preface contains a very liberal encomium on the blooming excellence of Mr. Theophilus Cibber , which Mr. Savage could not in the latter part of his life see his friends about to ...
... received ten guineas , there is nothing remarkable . The Preface contains a very liberal encomium on the blooming excellence of Mr. Theophilus Cibber , which Mr. Savage could not in the latter part of his life see his friends about to ...
Pagina 190
... received punctually 50l . a year : a salary which , though by no means equal to the demands of vanity and luxury , is yet found sufficient to support families above want , and was undoubtedly more than the necessities of life require ...
... received punctually 50l . a year : a salary which , though by no means equal to the demands of vanity and luxury , is yet found sufficient to support families above want , and was undoubtedly more than the necessities of life require ...
Pagina 202
... received his pension at the usual time . It is said that he did not take those methods of retrieving his interest which were most likely to suc- ceed ; and some of those who were employed in the Exchequer cautioned him against too much ...
... received his pension at the usual time . It is said that he did not take those methods of retrieving his interest which were most likely to suc- ceed ; and some of those who were employed in the Exchequer cautioned him against too much ...
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The Satirical Letters of St Jerome | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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