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Authentick memoirs of the life and infamous actions of Cardinal Wolsey [electronic resource] : To a...

Authentick memoirs of the life and infamous actions of Cardinal Wolsey [electronic resource] : To a...

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Authentick memoirs of the life and infamous actions of Cardinal Wolsey [electronic resource] : To a certain Gentleman, who takes the Character of Cardinal Wolsey to Himself. An Epigram. How vain, Sir Knight, is thy affected Rage, That Thou and Wolsey, in the self-same Page, Stand charg'd Alike?-The Cardinal, 'tis true, Had many publick Vices; - so hast Thou: But He had Virtues, as his Foes agree; Which, thy Friends own, are wanting all in Thee; Tho' proud, corrupt, ambitious, and severe, Still to the Muse He lent a gracious Ear; Learned Himself, to Learning was a Friend; Himself, adorn'd with Arts, did Arts defend; Whilst all Thy Knowledge is confin'd to Gain; To Funds, and Stocks, and Bribes, thy (country's Bane; His publick Spirit lives in Christ-Church Dome; Thy Charity begins, and ends at Home. Craftsman, March 16, 1728-9. .

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Authentick memoirs of the life and infamous actions of Cardinal Wolsey [electronic resource] : To a certain Gentleman, who takes the Character of Cardinal Wolsey to Himself. An Epigram. How vain, Sir Knight, is thy affected Rage, That Thou and Wolsey, in the self-same Page, Stand charg'd Alike?-The Cardinal, 'tis true, Had many publick Vices; - so hast Thou: But He had Virtues, as his Foes agree; Which, thy Friends own, are wanting all in Thee; Tho' proud, corrupt, ambitious, and severe, Still to the Muse He lent a gracious Ear; Learned Himself, to Learning was a Friend; Himself, adorn'd with Arts, did Arts defend; Whilst all Thy Knowledge is confin'd to Gain; To Funds, and Stocks, and Bribes, thy (country's Bane; His publick Spirit lives in Christ-Church Dome; Thy Charity begins, and ends at Home. Craftsman, March 16, 1728-9. .

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London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year M,DCC,XXXI. [1731]

Date

Printed in the Year M,DCC,XXXI. [1731]

Record Identifier

74VvG8QEvAGA

MMS ID

991012697429702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[2],viii,11-48p. ; 8°.

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Publisher

London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year M,DCC,XXXI. [1731]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

Printed in the Year M,DCC,XXXI. [1731]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Authentick memoirs of the life and infamous actions of Cardinal Wolsey [electronic resource] : To a certain Gentleman, who takes the Character of Cardinal Wolsey to Himself. An Epigram. How vain, Sir Knight, is thy affected Rage, That Thou and Wolsey, in the self-same Page, Stand charg'd Alike?-The Cardinal, 'tis true, Had many publick Vices; - so...

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General note

A satire on Sir Robert Walpole.

Bookseller's name from colophon.

Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvG8QEvAGA

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MMS ID

991012697429702626