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Characters of Eminent Men in the Reigns of Charles I and II: Including the ... - Page 173
by Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - 1793 - 201 pages
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The Biographical Mirrour: Comprising a Series of Ancient and ..., Volume 1

Francis Godolphin Waldron, Sylvester Harding - Great Britain - 1795 - 298 pages
...by the death of a younger brother, liberally supplied for. a very good education, and for a chearful subsistence in any course of life he proposed to himself....used to say merrily, that he thought it was a great ingredientinto his friendship for Mr. Godolphin, that he was pleased to be found in his company, where...
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions ..., Volumes 9-10

Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1809 - 914 pages
...brother of Codolphin 5 but by the pro* yision left by hi] father, and by the death of a younger brother liberally supplied for a very good education , and...and so unrestrained a fancy, in so very small a body j so that the Lord Falkland used to say merrily, that be thought it was a great ingredient into his...
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The Gleaner: A Series of Periodical Essays, Volume 3

Nathan Drake - English essays - 1811 - 424 pages
...stature little superior to Mr. Hales. Of his friend Sidney Godolphin he says, that there never was so great a mind and spirit contained in so little...so unrestrained a fancy, in so very. small a body. Of Sir Lucius Carey, afterwards Lord Falkland, who was but little taller than Sidney Godolphin,he speaks...
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An epicede or funerall song, on the ... death of ... Henry prince of Wales ...

George Chapman - 1818 - 124 pages
...brother of Godolphin, but by the provision left by his father, and by the death of a younger brother, liberally supplied for a very good education, and...merrily, that he thought it was a great ingredient into his friendship for Mr. Godolphin, that he was pleased to be found in his company, where he was...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 5

Isaac Disraeli - Literature - 1823 - 342 pages
...formerly Sir Lucius Carey, was of low stature and smaller than most men ; and of Sidney Godolphin, " There was never so great a mind and spirit contained in so little room; so that Lord Falkland used to say merrily, that he thought it was a great ingredient in his friendship...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 5

Isaac Disraeli - Literature - 1823 - 334 pages
...formerly Sir Lucius Carey, was of low stature and smaller than most men ; and of Sidney Godolphin, " There was never so great a mind and spirit contained in so little room ; so that Lord Falkland used to say merrily, that he thought it was a great ingredient in his friendship...
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: In which is Included a ..., Volume 1

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1827 - 838 pages
...(-'Odoldolphm, but by the provision left by his father, andphin. by the death of a younger brother, liberally supplied for a very good education, and...himself. There was never so great a mind and spirit con° concern] reluctancy PART tained in so little room; so large an understanding - and so unrestrained...
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The Life of Edward, Earl of Clarendon: In which is Included a ..., Volume 1

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1827 - 566 pages
...proposed to himself. There was never so great a mind and spirit con0 roncern] reluctanoy PART tained in so little room; so large an understanding — —...and so unrestrained a fancy in so very small a body ; •I /? Q £ '" a so that the lord Falkland used to say merrily, that he thought it was a great ingredient...
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Lives of Eminent British Statesmen ...: Oliver Cromwell. By John Forster

Statesmen - 1838 - 380 pages
...accomplished man, Clarendon speaks in a passage of his own life, which should not be omitted here : — " There was never so great a mind and spirit contained...merrily, that he thought it was a great ingredient into his friendship for Mr. Godolpbin, that he was pleased to be round in his company, where he was...
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The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Volume 2

Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1843 - 810 pages
...brother of Godolphin, but by the provision left by his father, and by the death of a younger brother, liberally supplied for a very good education, and for a cheerful subsistence, in any course of ufe he proposed to himself. There was never so great a mind and spirit contained in so little room;...
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