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... Verses to a Lady , on receiving from her a sprig of myrtle , which have been erroneously ascribed to Hammond , were written at her grand - father's , and ad- dressed to Lucy Porter ( as she herself acknow- ledged ) , when he was ...
... Verses to a Lady , on receiving from her a sprig of myrtle , which have been erroneously ascribed to Hammond , were written at her grand - father's , and ad- dressed to Lucy Porter ( as she herself acknow- ledged ) , when he was ...
Page 459
... Verses on the Death of Dr Samuel Johnson , " was also published by C. Dilly , in the Poultry , 4to , 1785. This poem , which extends to sixteen pages , was written by Thomas Percy , ( nephew to the writer of this note ) , then a scholar ...
... Verses on the Death of Dr Samuel Johnson , " was also published by C. Dilly , in the Poultry , 4to , 1785. This poem , which extends to sixteen pages , was written by Thomas Percy , ( nephew to the writer of this note ) , then a scholar ...
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... verses To Lady Firebrace ; Stella in mourning ; and On her playing upon the Harp- sichord in a room hung with flower ... verses on the Sprig of Myrtle , he has succeeded most happily . The Epitaph on Claude Phillips , the Paraphrase on ...
... verses To Lady Firebrace ; Stella in mourning ; and On her playing upon the Harp- sichord in a room hung with flower ... verses on the Sprig of Myrtle , he has succeeded most happily . The Epitaph on Claude Phillips , the Paraphrase on ...
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