Works, Volume 11W. Durell, 1811 |
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Page 22
... means for the first fortnight , when he came to take legal possession ; and when lord Orrery tells that he was pelted by the populace , he is to be understood of the time when , af- ter the queen's death , he became a settled resident ...
... means for the first fortnight , when he came to take legal possession ; and when lord Orrery tells that he was pelted by the populace , he is to be understood of the time when , af- ter the queen's death , he became a settled resident ...
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... mean parents . Of the place of his birth or the first part of his life , I have not been able to gain any intelligence . He was educated upon the foundation at Eton , and was captain of the school a whole year , without any vacancy by ...
... mean parents . Of the place of his birth or the first part of his life , I have not been able to gain any intelligence . He was educated upon the foundation at Eton , and was captain of the school a whole year , without any vacancy by ...
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... mean man whom Pope chose for an associate , and whose co - operation was consider- ed by Pope's enemies as so important , that he was at- tacked by Henley with this ludicrous distich : Pope came off clean with Homer ; but they say ...
... mean man whom Pope chose for an associate , and whose co - operation was consider- ed by Pope's enemies as so important , that he was at- tacked by Henley with this ludicrous distich : Pope came off clean with Homer ; but they say ...
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... means the qualifi- cation which this author reckons absolutely necessary to a critic , it being very certain that he was , like this essayer , a very indifferent poet ; he loved to be well- dressed ; and I remember a little young ...
... means the qualifi- cation which this author reckons absolutely necessary to a critic , it being very certain that he was , like this essayer , a very indifferent poet ; he loved to be well- dressed ; and I remember a little young ...
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... means inconsiderable , and greater than I believe to Spence . † Earlier than this , viz . in 1688 , Milton's Paradise Lost had been published with great success by subscription , in folio , under the patronage of Mr. ( afterwards lord ) ...
... means inconsiderable , and greater than I believe to Spence . † Earlier than this , viz . in 1688 , Milton's Paradise Lost had been published with great success by subscription , in folio , under the patronage of Mr. ( afterwards lord ) ...
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