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BETTERD BY 1 SIR RICHARD OF SIR RICHARD STEELE . IN TWO VOLUME S.
Hail , mighty name ! of all thy pen Has dropt , to charm both gods and men , Time
nor oblivion ne'er shall boast One line or single period loft ! ' ngraved by Barre ...
BETTERD BY 1 SIR RICHARD OF SIR RICHARD STEELE . IN TWO VOLUME S.
Hail , mighty name ! of all thy pen Has dropt , to charm both gods and men , Time
nor oblivion ne'er shall boast One line or single period loft ! ' ngraved by Barre ...
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Sir Richard Steele. affair * is retarded by it . I will say nothing about my coming
down till I fee further about the duration of this session of Parliament . I am ever
yours , Rich . STEELE . Left you fhould not read well the interlineationut , I say ,
the ...
Sir Richard Steele. affair * is retarded by it . I will say nothing about my coming
down till I fee further about the duration of this session of Parliament . I am ever
yours , Rich . STEELE . Left you fhould not read well the interlineationut , I say ,
the ...
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Tuesday's post , for I fear I shall not return till Wednesday . by the Earl of
Sunderland ) , who played the part of Cleopatra , had in vain applied to Sir
Richard Steele for a prologue on that extraordinary occafion , and seemed
chagrined at the ...
Tuesday's post , for I fear I shall not return till Wednesday . by the Earl of
Sunderland ) , who played the part of Cleopatra , had in vain applied to Sir
Richard Steele for a prologue on that extraordinary occafion , and seemed
chagrined at the ...
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Sir Richard Steele. W ! t L E T T E R CCCLXXIV . SIR , E returned your riddle by
Mr. Sym . mons last night . ... to Miss Steele , daughter of the late Sir “ Richard
Steele , knt . a young lady of fine accomplishments , " and very considerable
fortune .
Sir Richard Steele. W ! t L E T T E R CCCLXXIV . SIR , E returned your riddle by
Mr. Sym . mons last night . ... to Miss Steele , daughter of the late Sir “ Richard
Steele , knt . a young lady of fine accomplishments , " and very considerable
fortune .
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Sir Richard Steele. THA CCCLXXVII . To the QUEEN's Moft Excellent Majesty * ,
The Humble Petition of CHARLES GILDON , SHEWETH , [ 1707. ] HAT your
Petitioner has , by an unhappy mistake , and not by any malicious design against
...
Sir Richard Steele. THA CCCLXXVII . To the QUEEN's Moft Excellent Majesty * ,
The Humble Petition of CHARLES GILDON , SHEWETH , [ 1707. ] HAT your
Petitioner has , by an unhappy mistake , and not by any malicious design against
...
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