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The beginning of Marlborough's enormous fortune , it is well known , was a present of £ 5000 , given him by the infamous Duchess of Cleveland , and with this sum the young ensign , old in prudence , purchased an annuity , which was ...
The beginning of Marlborough's enormous fortune , it is well known , was a present of £ 5000 , given him by the infamous Duchess of Cleveland , and with this sum the young ensign , old in prudence , purchased an annuity , which was ...
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Behold ! if fortune or a mistress frowns , Some plunge in business , others shave their crowns : To ease the soul of one oppressive weight , This quits an empire , that embroils a state : The same adust complexion has impell'd Charles ...
Behold ! if fortune or a mistress frowns , Some plunge in business , others shave their crowns : To ease the soul of one oppressive weight , This quits an empire , that embroils a state : The same adust complexion has impell'd Charles ...
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He was Paymaster of the Forces under Godolphin's Administration , and amassed an immense fortune . The House of Commons , in 1711 , instituted a Committee of Inquiry into the public expenditure , and there was a sum of thirty - five ...
He was Paymaster of the Forces under Godolphin's Administration , and amassed an immense fortune . The House of Commons , in 1711 , instituted a Committee of Inquiry into the public expenditure , and there was a sum of thirty - five ...
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265 270 275 Charms by accepting , by submitting , sways , Yet has her humour most , when she obeys ; Let fops or fortune fly which way they will , Disdains all loss of tickets , or codille ; Spleen , vapours , or small - pox , above ...
265 270 275 Charms by accepting , by submitting , sways , Yet has her humour most , when she obeys ; Let fops or fortune fly which way they will , Disdains all loss of tickets , or codille ; Spleen , vapours , or small - pox , above ...
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu gives a ludicrous description of her appearance at the coronation of George II . in 1727 , mentioning her great size , the inimitable roll of her eyes , and her grey hairs , which , by good fortune , stood ...
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu gives a ludicrous description of her appearance at the coronation of George II . in 1727 , mentioning her great size , the inimitable roll of her eyes , and her grey hairs , which , by good fortune , stood ...
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| Title | The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4 The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Robert Carruthers |
| Author | Alexander Pope |
| Editor | Robert Carruthers |
| Publisher | Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Mar 9, 2010 |
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