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Dr. Donne resided in a house of Sir R. Drury. Vide Life by honest Izaak Walton.
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He married a daughter of one of the Fine Barber-women of Drury Lane.
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A few weeks since we gave a copy of Robinson Crusoe to a young man, "whose education had been neglected," and who had never read this delightful book: the account of his delight from its perusal has more than recompensed us tenfold.
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We should like to see a volume of poems written by Wordsworth, and illustrated by Gainsborough. How delightfully too would a few of the poet's lines glib off in a Juvenile Annual.
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He was sent at the age of ten years to a school at Wexin, the master of which was so severe as entirely to destroy his spirits, and repress the early indications of his extraordinary talents.
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The Dean and Chapter of Westminster are supposed to receive the money paid for seeing the Abbey.