| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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(b. near Barnstaple, 1688; d. London, December 4th, 1732). “Rural Sports” (1711); “The Shepherd’s Week” (1714); “Trivia” (1715); “What d’ye Call It?” (1715); “Three Weeksafter Marriage” (1715); “Fables” (1726); “Beggar’s Opera” (1727), etc. Lives by Coxe (1796) and Owen (1804). | 1 |
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