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... court than at any other time in his career . Instrumental in promoting this entente were Mrs. Howard , the King's mistress and Pope's near neighbor , and William Fortescue , then Walpole's private secretary , who was to remain a ...
... court than at any other time in his career . Instrumental in promoting this entente were Mrs. Howard , the King's mistress and Pope's near neighbor , and William Fortescue , then Walpole's private secretary , who was to remain a ...
Page 66
... court and country ideology to it , arguing that the excise was a court scheme that the country needed to unite against . Though the scheme was with- drawn , it remained the dominant issue of the 1734 election . Part of the Chief ...
... court and country ideology to it , arguing that the excise was a court scheme that the country needed to unite against . Though the scheme was with- drawn , it remained the dominant issue of the 1734 election . Part of the Chief ...
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... Court ; On each enervate string they taught the Note To pant , or tremble thro ' an Eunuch's throat . But Britain , changeful as a Child at play , Now calls in Princes , and now turns away . Now Whig , now Tory , what we lov'd we hate ...
... Court ; On each enervate string they taught the Note To pant , or tremble thro ' an Eunuch's throat . But Britain , changeful as a Child at play , Now calls in Princes , and now turns away . Now Whig , now Tory , what we lov'd we hate ...
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activity Alexander Pope allusion appear argues argument attack attempt authority became become believe Boling Bolingbroke broke called cause certainly chapter claim close common concern constitution Corr corruption court Craftsman critics Dawley early edition England Epistle Essay evidence example existed expressed Fragments France friendship garden give human ideas Imit important influence interest Jacobite John kind King later letter lines literary lived Lord major March means mind moral nature opposition original party passage Patriot perhaps period philosophical poem poet political Pope's possible present principles published reader reason recent reference regarded relationship religion respect satire seems sense social society spirit suggest Swift theory thought tion Tory translation turn verse virtue Walpole Warburton Whigs writing written