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" They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's; who (according to the fashion of those times) made them too welcome. They did not set out for their walk home till it was too late; and had drank so deep, that they lay out in the fields all night.... "
Curiosities of the Church: Studies of Curious Customs, Services and Records - Page 148
by William Andrews - 1891 - 221 pages
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Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and Men

Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 pages
...The same. Cowley's allowance at last was not above 300/. a year. He died at Chertsey; and his death was occasioned by a mean accident, whilst his great...those times, made them too welcome. They did not set out for their walk home till it was late, and had drunk so deep that they lay out in the fields all...
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Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and Men

Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 pages
...The same. Cowley's allowance at last was not above 3001. a year. He died at Chertsey ; and his death was occasioned by a mean accident, whilst his great...those times, made them too welcome. They did not set out for their walk home till it was late, and had drunk so deep that they lay out in the fields all...
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The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies ..., Volume 1

Richard Robert Madden - 1833 - 164 pages
...occasioned by a mean accident while his great Friend Dean Pratt was on a visit with him at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's, who, (according to the fashion of the times,) made them too welcome. They did not set out on their walk home till it was too late, and...
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The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies ..., Volume 1

Richard Robert Madden - 1833 - 214 pages
...occasioned by a mean accident while his great Friend Dean Pratt was on a visit with him at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's, who, (according to the fashion of the times,) made them too welcome. They did not set out on their walk home till it was too late, and...
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The Infirmities of Genius, Volume 1

Richard Robert Madden - 1833 - 214 pages
...occasioned by a mean accident while his great Friend Dean Pratt was on a visit with him at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's, who, (according to the fashion of the times,) made them too welcome. They did not set out on their walk home till it was too late, and...
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Bacchus, an essay on intemperance

Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1839 - 564 pages
...occasioned by a mean accident, whilst his great friend, Dean Pratt, was on a visit with him at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's, who (according to the fashion of the times) made them too welcome. They did not set out on their walk home till it was too late, and...
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Bacchus: An Essay on the Nature, Causes, Effects, and Cure of Intemperance

Ralph Barnes Grindrod - 1840 - 1078 pages
...occasioned by a mean accident, while his great friend, Dean Pratt, was on a visit with him at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's, who (according to the fashion of the times) made them too welcome. They did not set out on their walk home till it was too late, and...
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A Topographical History of Surrey, Volume 2, Part 1

Edward Wedlake Brayley, John Britton, Edward William Brayley - 1842 - 296 pages
...Spence's "Anecdotes" we are informed (on the authority of Pope,) that "His death was occasioned by a meer accident, whilst his great friend, Dean Sprat, was with him on a visit at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's; who (according to the fashion of...
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Environs of London: Western Division

John Fisher Murray - 1842 - 322 pages
...long among his labourers in the meadows ; but Spence asserts that his death was occasioned by a mere accident, whilst his great friend, Dean Sprat, was with him on a visit at Chertscy. They had been together to sec a neighbour of Cowley's; who, according to the fashions...
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The London Anecdotes for All Readers ...

Charles Maybury Archer - 1848 - 292 pages
...Spence's Anecdotes we are informed, (on the authority of Pope,) that " his death was occasioned by a mere accident whilst his great friend, Dean Sprat, was with him on a visit at Chertsey. They had been together to see a neighbour of Cowley's, who, (according to the fashion...
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