The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... died in 1703 , in the very prime of life , and when he had given little more than a promise of the great things of which he was capable . His poems were published in 1699 ; they became at once popular , and that popu- larity they have ...
... died in 1703 , in the very prime of life , and when he had given little more than a promise of the great things of which he was capable . His poems were published in 1699 ; they became at once popular , and that popu- larity they have ...
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... died , and Swift was left , in 1699 , after many years of galling expectation , with the worthless legacy of a king's promise . The disappointments which now crowded upon him would form a long and painful catalogue . He found himself ...
... died , and Swift was left , in 1699 , after many years of galling expectation , with the worthless legacy of a king's promise . The disappointments which now crowded upon him would form a long and painful catalogue . He found himself ...
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... died without his shoes , " Cries Bob , " I'm sorry for the news : Oh , were the wretch but living still , And in his place my good friend Will ! Or had a mitre on his head , Provided Bolingbroke were dead ! " Now Curll his shop from ...
... died without his shoes , " Cries Bob , " I'm sorry for the news : Oh , were the wretch but living still , And in his place my good friend Will ! Or had a mitre on his head , Provided Bolingbroke were dead ! " Now Curll his shop from ...
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... died . Addison called Lord Warwick to his death - bed , to show him how a Christian could die . The memory of that death - bed would have been associated with a more truly christian lesson , if it had witnessed the reunion of an old ...
... died . Addison called Lord Warwick to his death - bed , to show him how a Christian could die . The memory of that death - bed would have been associated with a more truly christian lesson , if it had witnessed the reunion of an old ...
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... died on the 25th of November , 1748 . Dr. Watts is described as of remarkably small stature ; scarcely exceeding five feet ; his countenance was amiable and benevolent ; his eloquence rich and persuasive ; his natural temper was quick ...
... died on the 25th of November , 1748 . Dr. Watts is described as of remarkably small stature ; scarcely exceeding five feet ; his countenance was amiable and benevolent ; his eloquence rich and persuasive ; his natural temper was quick ...
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