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Page 8 - I know of nothing that will be so interesting to you, at present, as some circumstances of the last act of that eminent comic poet, and our friend, Wycherley. He had often told me, as, I doubt not, he did all his acquaintance, that he would marry, as soon as his life was despaired of: accordingly, a few days before his death, he underwent the ceremony, and joined together those two sacraments, which, wise men say, should be the last we receive...
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| Pealkiri | The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Letters 8. köide of The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: With His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. Published by Mr. Warburton. With Occasional Notes, William Warburton |
| Autor | Alexander Pope |
| Publisher | J. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 mai 2007 |
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