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... lived through some stirring times . He was born in 1631 , eleven years before the Civil War broke out , lived through that and the Commonwealth to see the Restoration , saw the reigns of Charles II . and James II . , the English ...
... lived through some stirring times . He was born in 1631 , eleven years before the Civil War broke out , lived through that and the Commonwealth to see the Restoration , saw the reigns of Charles II . and James II . , the English ...
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... lived . It is a commonplace narrative in smooth but life- less verse of the circumstances of the Battle of Blenheim , and has been described as a gazette in rhyme . " He is a good example , with his arti- ficiality and correctness of ...
... lived . It is a commonplace narrative in smooth but life- less verse of the circumstances of the Battle of Blenheim , and has been described as a gazette in rhyme . " He is a good example , with his arti- ficiality and correctness of ...
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... lived , but its successor , " The Daily Courant , " lived on . " The Review , " edited by Defoe in 1704 , was an im- portant addition to periodical literature ; and in Queen Anne's reign both political parties had their own special ...
... lived , but its successor , " The Daily Courant , " lived on . " The Review , " edited by Defoe in 1704 , was an im- portant addition to periodical literature ; and in Queen Anne's reign both political parties had their own special ...
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