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" ... attached to a young lady who was born the day before him, and who seems not to have been very poetically tempered, for she did not return his ardour. "
Supplement to the Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons - Page 69
by William Seward - 1797 - 304 pages
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 10

1798 - 756 pages
...houfe, Hippocrates, Hippocratous.' . « Collins was extremely attached to u young lady, who was bent the day before him, and who did not return his paffion...on that occafion, ' that he came into the world a 2 day after the fair." P. 123. We think that, to make this volume accord with thoie which preceded,...
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The British Critic, Volumes 9-10

1798 - 752 pages
...-..',', ' '.' Ilipppcrates, Hippocratous.' - " Coilins was extremely attached to a young lady who was bon the day before him, and who did not return his paffion with equal aï-Jour. He faid, on that occa£on, ' that he came into the world • a day after the fair." P. 1...
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Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Last and Two ..., Volume 2

William Seward - 1804 - 492 pages
...and far, Man-Midwife to a Man of War, In Chichefter hath, ta'en a houfe, Hippocrates, Hippocratous. Collins was extremely attached to a young Lady who...who did not return his paffion with equal ardour. He laid, on that occafion, " that he came into the world a" day after the fair." SIR JOHN BARNARD. THIS...
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The Flowers of Wit, Volumes 1-2

Henry Kett - 1825 - 298 pages
...Please your majesty,' asked Mr. Clifton, ' whose fault is that ?' COLLINS. 162 THIS sweet poet was much attached to a young lady, who was born the day before him, and who did not return his passion. ' Yours is a bard case.' said a friend. ' It is so, indeed,' said Collins, ' for I came into...
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The poetical works of William Collins, with observations of dr. Langhorne ...

William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...and far, Man-midwife to a man of war, C In Chichester hath ta'en a house, Hippocrates, Hippocratous. Collins was extremely attached to a young lady, who...born the day before him, and who did not return his passion with equal ardour. He said, on that occasion, that he came into the world a day after the fair."...
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The Poetical Works of William Collins

William Collins - 1827 - 234 pages
...and far, Man-midwife to a man of war, In Chichester hath ta'en a house, Hippocrates, Hippocratous. Collins was extremely attached to a young lady, who...born the day before him, and who did not return his passion with equal ardour. He said, on that occasion, that he came into the world a day after the fair."—Seward's...
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The Poetical Works of William Collins

William Collins - 1830 - 240 pages
...would be a creature which the world has never yet seen. It is said that Collins was extremely fond of a young lady who was born the day before him, and who did not return his affection ; and that, punning upon his misfortune, he observed, " he came into the world a day after...
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The Poetical Works of William Collins, Volume 1

William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - 1830 - 234 pages
...would be a creature which the world has never yet seen. It is said that Collins was extremely fond of a young lady who was born the day before him, and who did not return his affection ; and that, punning upon his misfortune, he observed, " he came into the world a day after...
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Miscellanies of Literature, Volume 1

Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 462 pages
...for he himself had been once in love, and his wit has preserved the history of his passion; he was attached to a young lady who was born the day before him, and who seems not to have been very poetically i. 11 tempered, for she did not return his ardour. On that occasion,...
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The cruet stand, select pieces of prose and poetry, Volume 1

C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...child ?" " Because love never reaches the age of wisdom and experience," replied he. COLLINS was much attached to a young lady, who was born the day before him, and who did not return his passion. " Yours is a hard case," said a friend. " It is indeed," replied he, " for I came into the...
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