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... soon sketched the rough draught of a large portion of the work . Unacquainted with the general progress of the publication , with which my biography was to be con- nected , I already looked forward to its early appearance , when it ...
... soon sketched the rough draught of a large portion of the work . Unacquainted with the general progress of the publication , with which my biography was to be con- nected , I already looked forward to its early appearance , when it ...
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... Soon after this period , we find him engaged in controversy , as one of the writers of the pamphlet called Smectymnuus , against bishop Hall and archbishop Usher . He was a preacher at Duke's Place , and was nominated one of the famous ...
... Soon after this period , we find him engaged in controversy , as one of the writers of the pamphlet called Smectymnuus , against bishop Hall and archbishop Usher . He was a preacher at Duke's Place , and was nominated one of the famous ...
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Charles Symmons. try house , I will with pleasure come to you as soon as the spring is further ad- vanced , that I may at once enjoy the de- lightfulness of the season , and that of your conversation . I will then retire for a short time ...
Charles Symmons. try house , I will with pleasure come to you as soon as the spring is further ad- vanced , that I may at once enjoy the de- lightfulness of the season , and that of your conversation . I will then retire for a short time ...
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... soon flashed upon the world . It was at this early period of his life , as we may confidently conjecture , that he im- bibed that spirit of devotion , which actuated his bosom to his latest moment upon earth : and we need not extend our ...
... soon flashed upon the world . It was at this early period of his life , as we may confidently conjecture , that he im- bibed that spirit of devotion , which actuated his bosom to his latest moment upon earth : and we need not extend our ...
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... soon restore . Pleased with my native city , still I dwell Where Thames's restless waters sink and swell . No love of late forbidden scenes now pains , Cam's sedgy banks , and Granta's cloister'd fanes . I like not fields that gasp in ...
... soon restore . Pleased with my native city , still I dwell Where Thames's restless waters sink and swell . No love of late forbidden scenes now pains , Cam's sedgy banks , and Granta's cloister'd fanes . I like not fields that gasp in ...
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