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Essays, Plays and Sundry Verses - Page 458
by Abraham Cowley - 1906 - 499 pages
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 290 pages
...into the court of one of the best princesses, of the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation of reason to that which was before but uatural inclination. I saw plainly...
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Specimens of English prose-writers, from the earliest times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...and into the court of one of the best princesses in the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life; that...triumphant, (for that was the state then of the English and the French courts ; yet all this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the ..., Volume 3

George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...and into the court of one of the best princesses in the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life; that...triumphant, (for that was the state then of the English and the French courts ; yet all this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation...
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A Manual of Essays: Selected from Various Authors

Manual - 1809 - 288 pages
...the queen and family of Charles the first retired into France, Cowley followed them to Paris, ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...all this was so far from altering my opinion that it only added the confirmation of reason to - that, which was before but natural inclination. I saw plainly...
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The Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Prose and Verse, Volume 3

Abraham Cowley - 1809 - 286 pages
...into the court of one of the best princesses, of the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation of reason to that which was before but natural inclination. I saw plainly...
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Specimens of English Prose Writers: From the Earliest Times to the Close of ...

George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...and into the court of one of the best princesses in the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life; that is, into much company, antl no small business, and into a daily sight of greatness, both militant and triumphant, (for that...
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The British Prose Writers...: Cowley's essays. Shenstone's essays

1821 - 424 pages
...into the court of one of the best princesses, of the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...into a daily sight of greatness, both militant and trinmphant (for that was the state then of the English and French courts) ; yet all this was so far...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 268 pages
...into the court of one of the best princesses, of the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation of reason to that which was before but natural inclination. I saw plainly...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - 1822 - 246 pages
...into the court of one of the best princesses, of the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation of reason to that which was before but natural inclination. I saw plainly...
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Prose Works of Abraham Cowley ; Including His Essays in Prose and Verse

Abraham Cowley - 1826 - 298 pages
...into the court of one of the best princesses, of the world. Now, though I was here engaged in ways most contrary to the original design of my life, that...this was so far from altering my opinion, that it only added the confirmation of reason to that which was before but natural inclination. I saw plainly...
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