The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Walker, Akerman, Edwards, 1821 |
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... the ecclesiastical court of Lichfield , who was acquainted both with Smith and Ducket ; and declared , that , if the tale concerning Clarendon were forged , he should sus- pect Ducket of the falsehood ; " for Rag was SMITH . 25.
... the ecclesiastical court of Lichfield , who was acquainted both with Smith and Ducket ; and declared , that , if the tale concerning Clarendon were forged , he should sus- pect Ducket of the falsehood ; " for Rag was SMITH . 25.
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... courts of civil and canon law , he did not love his pro- fession , nor indeed any kind of business which in- terrupted his voluptuary dreams , or forced him to rouse from that indulgence in which only he could find delight . His ...
... courts of civil and canon law , he did not love his pro- fession , nor indeed any kind of business which in- terrupted his voluptuary dreams , or forced him to rouse from that indulgence in which only he could find delight . His ...
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... court having thus a claim to his diligence and gratitude , he was required to write the history of the Rye - house Plot ; and , in 1685 , published A true Account and Declaration of the horrid Conspiracy against the late King , his ...
... court having thus a claim to his diligence and gratitude , he was required to write the history of the Rye - house Plot ; and , in 1685 , published A true Account and Declaration of the horrid Conspiracy against the late King , his ...
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... court of justice , when it appeared how much the pre- sence of that assembly could disconcert one of their own body * .: 99 After this he rose fast into honours and employ- ments , being made one of the commissioners of the treasury ...
... court of justice , when it appeared how much the pre- sence of that assembly could disconcert one of their own body * .: 99 After this he rose fast into honours and employ- ments , being made one of the commissioners of the treasury ...
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... court . He sat as one of the judges of Sacheverell ; but voted for a mild sentence . Being now no longer in favour , he contrived to obtain a writ for sum- moning the electoral prince to parliament as Duke of Cambridge . At the Queen's ...
... court . He sat as one of the judges of Sacheverell ; but voted for a mild sentence . Being now no longer in favour , he contrived to obtain a writ for sum- moning the electoral prince to parliament as Duke of Cambridge . At the Queen's ...
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