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... that this humour made both these princes act contrary to their character ; Charles , who was an active man , when he retired into a convent ; Philip , who was a man of the closet , when he gave the battle of St. Quentin .
... that this humour made both these princes act contrary to their character ; Charles , who was an active man , when he retired into a convent ; Philip , who was a man of the closet , when he gave the battle of St. Quentin .
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Several attribute this in particular to a very celebrated actress , who , in detestation of the thought of being buried in woollen , gave these her last orders with her dying breath . 260 “ I give and I devise ( old Euclio.
Several attribute this in particular to a very celebrated actress , who , in detestation of the thought of being buried in woollen , gave these her last orders with her dying breath . 260 “ I give and I devise ( old Euclio.
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Chandos gave room for scandal by the large sums he spent in building , and by the style of magnificence in which he lived . He is said to have spent £ 200,000 on his house at Canons , near Edgeware . He had also begun the erection of a ...
Chandos gave room for scandal by the large sums he spent in building , and by the style of magnificence in which he lived . He is said to have spent £ 200,000 on his house at Canons , near Edgeware . He had also begun the erection of a ...
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He also gave Young , as an appropriate lamp for a tragic author , a human skull , in which he had fixed a candle . It must have been by this light , that Young afterwards composed his Night Thoughts ! MRS . OLDFIELD . Ver . 246.
He also gave Young , as an appropriate lamp for a tragic author , a human skull , in which he had fixed a candle . It must have been by this light , that Young afterwards composed his Night Thoughts ! MRS . OLDFIELD . Ver . 246.
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... 7 To make a wash , would hardly stew a child ; Has e'en been proved to grant a lover's prayer , And paid a tradesman once , to make him stare ; Gave alms at Easter , in a Christian trim , And made a widow happy , for a whim .
... 7 To make a wash , would hardly stew a child ; Has e'en been proved to grant a lover's prayer , And paid a tradesman once , to make him stare ; Gave alms at Easter , in a Christian trim , And made a widow happy , for a whim .
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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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