A General Biographical Dictionary, 2. köideWhittaker and Company, 1835 |
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... poems , the one entitled “ Adolphidos , ' whatever they were , may be considered as al- the hero of which is the celebrated Gustavus most atoned for by the regret with which pre- Adolphus ; and another which has for its sub- viously to ...
... poems , the one entitled “ Adolphidos , ' whatever they were , may be considered as al- the hero of which is the celebrated Gustavus most atoned for by the regret with which pre- Adolphus ; and another which has for its sub- viously to ...
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... poem , " The Dispensary , " is an of the Stratford jubilee . After the death of evident imitation , as to plan , of the " Lu- her husband , though strongly solicited by se- trin " of Boileau . It is enlivened by much veral persons of ...
... poem , " The Dispensary , " is an of the Stratford jubilee . After the death of evident imitation , as to plan , of the " Lu- her husband , though strongly solicited by se- trin " of Boileau . It is enlivened by much veral persons of ...
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... poem , entitled " Trivia , or the Art of Walk - offending parties themselves . Be this as it ing the streets of ... poems by subscrip- ber 1732 , at the age of forty - five . No man tion ; by which expedient he secured a thou - was ...
... poem , entitled " Trivia , or the Art of Walk - offending parties themselves . Be this as it ing the streets of ... poems by subscrip- ber 1732 , at the age of forty - five . No man tion ; by which expedient he secured a thou - was ...
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... Poems of Bishop Corbet , with notes , usually attributed . In June 1757 , Mr Gil- and a Life of the Author , " 8vo ... poem in praise of Garrick , perhaps suggested by sir Joshua Reynolds's against the whole British nation , exhibiting a ...
... Poems of Bishop Corbet , with notes , usually attributed . In June 1757 , Mr Gil- and a Life of the Author , " 8vo ... poem in praise of Garrick , perhaps suggested by sir Joshua Reynolds's against the whole British nation , exhibiting a ...
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... poem of " Leonidas , " which was highly coun- his Welch auxiliaries had come up . Their tenanced by the party in opposition to sir Prince , however , is said to have been so near Robert Walpole , headed by Frederick prince as to have ...
... poem of " Leonidas , " which was highly coun- his Welch auxiliaries had come up . Their tenanced by the party in opposition to sir Prince , however , is said to have been so near Robert Walpole , headed by Frederick prince as to have ...
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