Miscellaneous Works, in Verse and Prose, Volume 1J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1753 |
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... death of King William , which he met with at Geneva , put an end to that thought ; and as his hopes of advancement in his own country were fallen with the credit of his friends , who were out of power at the beginning of Her late ...
... death of King William , which he met with at Geneva , put an end to that thought ; and as his hopes of advancement in his own country were fallen with the credit of his friends , who were out of power at the beginning of Her late ...
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... Death of Socrates would have been the story . And , however unpromifing that sub- ject may appear , it would be pre- fumptuous to cenfure his choice , who was fo famous for raifing the noblest plants from the most barren foil . It ...
... Death of Socrates would have been the story . And , however unpromifing that sub- ject may appear , it would be pre- fumptuous to cenfure his choice , who was fo famous for raifing the noblest plants from the most barren foil . It ...
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... death of the late Queen , the Lords Juftices , in whom the ad- ministration was lodged , appointed him their Secretary . Soon after his Majefty's arrival in Great - Britain , the Earl of Sunderland being constituted Lord - Lieutenant of ...
... death of the late Queen , the Lords Juftices , in whom the ad- ministration was lodged , appointed him their Secretary . Soon after his Majefty's arrival in Great - Britain , the Earl of Sunderland being constituted Lord - Lieutenant of ...
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Joseph Addison. ed his office of Secretary of State ; and his death put a period to it , when he had imperfectly performed only one -half of the defign ; he having propof- ed , as appears from the introduction , to add the Jewish to the ...
Joseph Addison. ed his office of Secretary of State ; and his death put a period to it , when he had imperfectly performed only one -half of the defign ; he having propof- ed , as appears from the introduction , to add the Jewish to the ...
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... death , he gave me directions to collect his writings , and at the fame time com- mitted to my care the Letter addrest to Mr. Craggs ( his fucceffor as Se- cretary of State ) wherein he be- queaths them to him , as a token of friendship ...
... death , he gave me directions to collect his writings , and at the fame time com- mitted to my care the Letter addrest to Mr. Craggs ( his fucceffor as Se- cretary of State ) wherein he be- queaths them to him , as a token of friendship ...
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