Rochester and other literary rakes of the court of Charles ii, by the author of 'The life of sir Kenelm Digby'. |
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... give some idea of a group of men , one of which is made the central figure , discursiveness may be forgiven , or at least tolerated . Politics and history , properly so called , have no place , and will receive no notice in these pages ...
... give some idea of a group of men , one of which is made the central figure , discursiveness may be forgiven , or at least tolerated . Politics and history , properly so called , have no place , and will receive no notice in these pages ...
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... give Rochester his due , however , there is no record of his having been a gross feeder ; nor do his portraits represent him as such . Probably he drank too much to be able to eat . Of the already noticed coffee and tea , we may add ...
... give Rochester his due , however , there is no record of his having been a gross feeder ; nor do his portraits represent him as such . Probably he drank too much to be able to eat . Of the already noticed coffee and tea , we may add ...
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... gives him full credit for his brilliant successes as a soldier ; and , indeed , it would have been difficult to deny it to one of the most distinguished officers in the army of Charles I. If Clarendon is to be believed , Henry 1 1 Henry ...
... gives him full credit for his brilliant successes as a soldier ; and , indeed , it would have been difficult to deny it to one of the most distinguished officers in the army of Charles I. If Clarendon is to be believed , Henry 1 1 Henry ...
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... give from 2 to 3 for his ; and in one year Sir Richard Newdigate kept ten periwigs : —2 To wear abroad in winter To wear in cold weather visiting For winter at home ith ' house . For summer abroad For summer at home ith ' house For ...
... give from 2 to 3 for his ; and in one year Sir Richard Newdigate kept ten periwigs : —2 To wear abroad in winter To wear in cold weather visiting For winter at home ith ' house . For summer abroad For summer at home ith ' house For ...
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... give them their nominal title -who sat in the pit , a place which they never occu- pied in public theatres . Some slight idea of the usual occupants of pit and gallery at a theatre may be obtained from the prologue to Rochester's play ...
... give them their nominal title -who sat in the pit , a place which they never occu- pied in public theatres . Some slight idea of the usual occupants of pit and gallery at a theatre may be obtained from the prologue to Rochester's play ...
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