The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 4 pagina's |
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Pagina 11
... sent to transact a negotiation in the highest degree arduous and important , for which he was qualified , among other requisites , in the opinion of Bolingbroke , by his influence upon the French minister , and by skill in questions of ...
... sent to transact a negotiation in the highest degree arduous and important , for which he was qualified , among other requisites , in the opinion of Bolingbroke , by his influence upon the French minister , and by skill in questions of ...
Pagina 21
... sent him , at the age of sixteen , to study law in the Middle Temple , where he lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very early ...
... sent him , at the age of sixteen , to study law in the Middle Temple , where he lived for several years , but with very little attention to statutes or reports . His disposition to become an author appeared very early , as he very early ...
Pagina 31
... sent , at thirteen , to Westminster ; and , in 1668 , was entered at Edmund Hall , in Oxford , where he took the degree of M. A. June 3 , 1676 , and resided thirteen years ; a much longer time than it is usual to spend at the university ...
... sent , at thirteen , to Westminster ; and , in 1668 , was entered at Edmund Hall , in Oxford , where he took the degree of M. A. June 3 , 1676 , and resided thirteen years ; a much longer time than it is usual to spend at the university ...
Pagina 33
... sent into the world " King Arthur " in twelve . The provocation was now doubled , and the resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equivalent to all their ...
... sent into the world " King Arthur " in twelve . The provocation was now doubled , and the resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equivalent to all their ...
Pagina 46
... sent first to school , and afterwards to Cambridge ; but , with many other wise and virtuous men , who , at that time of discord and debate , con- sulted conscience , whether well or ill informed , more than interest , he doubted the ...
... sent first to school , and afterwards to Cambridge ; but , with many other wise and virtuous men , who , at that time of discord and debate , con- sulted conscience , whether well or ill informed , more than interest , he doubted the ...
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