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... Whig than Tory patrons . Through Swift , the leader of the Tory literary party , Pope was introduced to Lord Bolingbroke , a brilliant man of versatile powers , and himself a writer . Pope calls him his " guide , philosopher , and ...
... Whig than Tory patrons . Through Swift , the leader of the Tory literary party , Pope was introduced to Lord Bolingbroke , a brilliant man of versatile powers , and himself a writer . Pope calls him his " guide , philosopher , and ...
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... Whig party , and was the companion and champion of such statesmen as Halifax , Godolphin , and Somers ; but the ... Whigs , and he openly joined the opposite party in 1710. Swift's great ambition was an English bishopric ; but he ...
... Whig party , and was the companion and champion of such statesmen as Halifax , Godolphin , and Somers ; but the ... Whigs , and he openly joined the opposite party in 1710. Swift's great ambition was an English bishopric ; but he ...
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... Whig , great indignation was shown , and Defoe was thrown into prison . In prison he began a Whig newspaper , The Review , and when released in 1704 devoted himself almost entirely to this work . His later works take chiefly the form of ...
... Whig , great indignation was shown , and Defoe was thrown into prison . In prison he began a Whig newspaper , The Review , and when released in 1704 devoted himself almost entirely to this work . His later works take chiefly the form of ...
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