The Wits and Beaux of SocietyHarper, 1861 - 481 pages |
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... Poet . - As a Dramatist . -A fearful Censure ! -Villiers ' Influence in Parliament . - A Scene in the Lords . - The ... Poets of the Kit - kat . - Charles Montagu , Earl of Halifax . Chancellor Somers . Charles Sackville , Lord Dorset ...
... Poet . - As a Dramatist . -A fearful Censure ! -Villiers ' Influence in Parliament . - A Scene in the Lords . - The ... Poets of the Kit - kat . - Charles Montagu , Earl of Halifax . Chancellor Somers . Charles Sackville , Lord Dorset ...
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... Poet . - A Misfortune for a Man of Society . - Brandenburgh House . " The Diversions of the Morning . " - Johnson's Opinion of Foote . - Churchill and the " Rosciad . " - Personal Ridicule in its proper Light . - Wild Specimen of the Poet ...
... Poet . - A Misfortune for a Man of Society . - Brandenburgh House . " The Diversions of the Morning . " - Johnson's Opinion of Foote . - Churchill and the " Rosciad . " - Personal Ridicule in its proper Light . - Wild Specimen of the Poet ...
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... between Mary Fairfax and Villiers , which took place at Nun- Appleton , near York , one of Fairfax's estates . The Protector had , it is said , intended Villiers for one of his own daughters . ་ ABRAHAM COWLEY , THE POET . 31 Upon what.
... between Mary Fairfax and Villiers , which took place at Nun- Appleton , near York , one of Fairfax's estates . The Protector had , it is said , intended Villiers for one of his own daughters . ་ ABRAHAM COWLEY , THE POET . 31 Upon what.
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Grace Wharton, Philip Wharton. ་ ABRAHAM COWLEY , THE POET . 31 Upon what plea he acted it is not stated ; he committed Vil- liers to the Tower , where he remained until the death of Oliver , and the accession of Richard Cromwell . In ...
Grace Wharton, Philip Wharton. ་ ABRAHAM COWLEY , THE POET . 31 Upon what plea he acted it is not stated ; he committed Vil- liers to the Tower , where he remained until the death of Oliver , and the accession of Richard Cromwell . In ...
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... poet with a love of that display of wit then in vogue , and heightened that sense of humor which speaks forth in some of Cowley's productions . Few authors suggest so many new thoughts , really his own , as Cowley . " His works , " it ...
... poet with a love of that display of wit then in vogue , and heightened that sense of humor which speaks forth in some of Cowley's productions . Few authors suggest so many new thoughts , really his own , as Cowley . " His works , " it ...
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