The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page ix
... trusts he may be again successful in his efforts to obtain that extensive patronage which can alone reward the Publishers for an undertaking costly almost beyond precedent . b His project having been thus completed , he hopes that.
... trusts he may be again successful in his efforts to obtain that extensive patronage which can alone reward the Publishers for an undertaking costly almost beyond precedent . b His project having been thus completed , he hopes that.
Page 2
... obtain for him the objects of his desires , -friends , books , " a clear and competent estate ; " and that his longing to obtain these acquire- ments of " a better fortune , " led to his removal from life at an age when much is seldom ...
... obtain for him the objects of his desires , -friends , books , " a clear and competent estate ; " and that his longing to obtain these acquire- ments of " a better fortune , " led to his removal from life at an age when much is seldom ...
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... obtaining of which even his existence depended . The history of his life from the time of his entering this " home " is merely that of his works . He continued actively employing his pen - producing his " Logic , " " Improvement of the ...
... obtaining of which even his existence depended . The history of his life from the time of his entering this " home " is merely that of his works . He continued actively employing his pen - producing his " Logic , " " Improvement of the ...
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... obtained a very high charac- ter , and where he employed his time in studying the older poets , -directing his more especial attention to the Paradise Lost . His intention was to adopt the profession of physic ; and he had devoted much ...
... obtained a very high charac- ter , and where he employed his time in studying the older poets , -directing his more especial attention to the Paradise Lost . His intention was to adopt the profession of physic ; and he had devoted much ...
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... obtained the Archdeaconry of Clogher . Subsequently he obtained a Prebend's stall , and the living of Finglas in the diocese of Dublin . The brilliant society of which London at that time boasted - Swift , Pope , Addison , Steele ...
... obtained the Archdeaconry of Clogher . Subsequently he obtained a Prebend's stall , and the living of Finglas in the diocese of Dublin . The brilliant society of which London at that time boasted - Swift , Pope , Addison , Steele ...
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