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... desired to be at no other expense in his pretensions than that of intrinsic merit , which was the only burthen and reproach he ever brought upon his friends . He could say , as Horace did of himself , what I never yet saw translated ...
... desired to be at no other expense in his pretensions than that of intrinsic merit , which was the only burthen and reproach he ever brought upon his friends . He could say , as Horace did of himself , what I never yet saw translated ...
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... , he attained what he desired . His purpose is to be merry ; but perhaps , to enjoy his mirth , it may be sometimes necessary to think well of his opinions . SPRAT THOMAS SPRAT was born in 1636 , at Tallaton 26 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... , he attained what he desired . His purpose is to be merry ; but perhaps , to enjoy his mirth , it may be sometimes necessary to think well of his opinions . SPRAT THOMAS SPRAT was born in 1636 , at Tallaton 26 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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... desired . His hand was copied so well , that he confessed it might have deceived himself . Blackhead , who had carried the letter , being sent again with a plausible message , was very curious to see the house , and particularly ...
... desired . His hand was copied so well , that he confessed it might have deceived himself . Blackhead , who had carried the letter , being sent again with a plausible message , was very curious to see the house , and particularly ...
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... desired by the aldermen , that the testimonials of churchwardens and overseers should be admitted ; and that all hired servants , and all apprentices to handicraftsmen , should be considered as poor . This likewise was granted by the ...
... desired by the aldermen , that the testimonials of churchwardens and overseers should be admitted ; and that all hired servants , and all apprentices to handicraftsmen , should be considered as poor . This likewise was granted by the ...
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... desired to be thought a favourer of literature , should thus insult a man of acknowledged merit ; or how Rowe , who was so keen a Whig1 that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party , could ask preferment from Oxford ...
... desired to be thought a favourer of literature , should thus insult a man of acknowledged merit ; or how Rowe , who was so keen a Whig1 that he did not willingly converse with men of the opposite party , could ask preferment from Oxford ...
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