Enthusiast in Wit: A Portrait of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, 1647-1680Routledge and Paul, 1962 - 246 pages |
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... Lady Charlotte Fitzroy , the daughter of Charles II had made for her father , and in which he used to go to sleep while she scratched his head , Sir Thomas Wyatt's epitaph , and other curiosities . A very pleasant place this old ...
... Lady Charlotte Fitzroy , the daughter of Charles II had made for her father , and in which he used to go to sleep while she scratched his head , Sir Thomas Wyatt's epitaph , and other curiosities . A very pleasant place this old ...
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... lady to ' leave a token with the Doctor and appoint an hour when his Wife was to bring it as Credential that she ... lady's Token , by which Ticket , she soon found the Admittance agreed on between the Lady and the Doctor , and did her ...
... lady to ' leave a token with the Doctor and appoint an hour when his Wife was to bring it as Credential that she ... lady's Token , by which Ticket , she soon found the Admittance agreed on between the Lady and the Doctor , and did her ...
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... Lady Rochester became a Roman Catholic and reverted to Protestantism at the time of her husband's last illness . Burnet states that ' he him- self ( i.e. Rochester ) had been not a little instrumental in procuring its ( i.e. Lady ...
... Lady Rochester became a Roman Catholic and reverted to Protestantism at the time of her husband's last illness . Burnet states that ' he him- self ( i.e. Rochester ) had been not a little instrumental in procuring its ( i.e. Lady ...
Contents
Two THE CLIMATE OF OPINION | 22 |
Three VERY ACCEPTABLE IN A COURT | 32 |
Four THE UTOPIA OF GALLANTRY | 60 |
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Enthusiast in Wit: A Portrait of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, 1647-1680 Vivian de Sola Pinto No preview available - 1962 |
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