Enthusiast in Wit: A Portrait of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, 1647-1680Routledge and Paul, 1962 - 246 pages |
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... Andrew is delighted to have the chance of renewing acquaintance with his old friends at the University . They continue their tour to Toulouse , Montauban and so to Bordeaux where to the joy of the good Sir Andrew they are regaled with ...
... Andrew is delighted to have the chance of renewing acquaintance with his old friends at the University . They continue their tour to Toulouse , Montauban and so to Bordeaux where to the joy of the good Sir Andrew they are regaled with ...
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... Andrew calls it , and in the early March day when they visit it , it is ' not only green but cover'd with Anemonies and other Flowers . ' They climb Vesuvius and Sir Andrew gives his pupil much scientific informa- tion about volcanoes ...
... Andrew calls it , and in the early March day when they visit it , it is ' not only green but cover'd with Anemonies and other Flowers . ' They climb Vesuvius and Sir Andrew gives his pupil much scientific informa- tion about volcanoes ...
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... Andrew Balfour , whom he had met at Rome . Among other Englishmen who were at Venice at the time were Roger Palmer , Earl of Castlemaine , who had been with the Venetian forces in Candia , Edward and Robert Russell , the two sons of the ...
... Andrew Balfour , whom he had met at Rome . Among other Englishmen who were at Venice at the time were Roger Palmer , Earl of Castlemaine , who had been with the Venetian forces in Candia , Edward and Robert Russell , the two sons of the ...
Contents
Two THE CLIMATE OF OPINION | 22 |
Three VERY ACCEPTABLE IN A COURT | 32 |
Four THE UTOPIA OF GALLANTRY | 60 |
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