The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... Anne with George Prince of Denmark . He took orders ; and being made prebendary of Gloucester , became a proctor in convocation for that church , and chaplain to Queen Anne . In 1710 , he was presented by the Bishop of 21 DUKE.
... Anne with George Prince of Denmark . He took orders ; and being made prebendary of Gloucester , became a proctor in convocation for that church , and chaplain to Queen Anne . In 1710 , he was presented by the Bishop of 21 DUKE.
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... Queen Anne he was dismissed from the Council ; and in the first Parliament of her reign was again attacked by the Commons , and again escaped by the protection of the Lords . In 1704 , he wrote an answer to Bromley's speech against ...
... Queen Anne he was dismissed from the Council ; and in the first Parliament of her reign was again attacked by the Commons , and again escaped by the protection of the Lords . In 1704 , he wrote an answer to Bromley's speech against ...
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... Queen Anne's reign , Parnell was persuaded to change his party , not without much censure from those whom he forsook , and was received by the new ministry as a valuable reinforcement . When the Earl of Oxford was told that Dr. Parnell ...
... Queen Anne's reign , Parnell was persuaded to change his party , not without much censure from those whom he forsook , and was received by the new ministry as a valuable reinforcement . When the Earl of Oxford was told that Dr. Parnell ...
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... Queen Anne's reign ; but the time came at last when he found kinder friends . At the accession of King George he was made Poet Laureate ; I am afraid by the ejection of poor Nahum Tate , who ( 1716 ) died in the Mint , where he was ...
... Queen Anne's reign ; but the time came at last when he found kinder friends . At the accession of King George he was made Poet Laureate ; I am afraid by the ejection of poor Nahum Tate , who ( 1716 ) died in the Mint , where he was ...
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... Queen's College in Oxford , where , in 1689 , the accidental perusal of some Latin verses gained him the patronage of Dr. Lancaster , afterwards Provost 1 Spence . of Queen's College ; by whose recommendation he was elected 56 LIVES OF ...
... Queen's College in Oxford , where , in 1689 , the accidental perusal of some Latin verses gained him the patronage of Dr. Lancaster , afterwards Provost 1 Spence . of Queen's College ; by whose recommendation he was elected 56 LIVES OF ...
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