assignation
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Books of Assignation of Stipends; Wodrow Miscellany, vol. i. pp.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
Additions were afterwards made to The Rehearsal, and among these are the parodies on Assignation, which are not to be found in Buckingham's play as it originally appeared.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel
Assignation," his last theatrical attempt:—"If I must be condemned to rhyme, I should find some ease in my change of punishment.
From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George
In "The Assignation" he says of the Marchesa Aphrodite, "Her hair … clustered round and round her classical head, in curls like those of the young hyacinth."
From Selections from Poe by Gambrill, J. Montgomery
But, though guiltless in this respect, the "Assignation" had worse faults.
From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George
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