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Prior, Matthew - 1664–1721, English poet and diplomat, b. Wimborne, Dorset. With his appointment as secretary to the embassy at The Hague during the negotiations leading to the Treaty of Ryswick (1697), Prior began a long diplomatic career. During Anne's reign he joined the Tories (1711) and helped, as special envoy, to conclude the Peace of Utrecht. With the accession of George I, Prior

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Matthew Prior: Poet and Diplomatist » Read Now
by Charles Kenneth Eves. 441 pgs.

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Dialogues of the Dead and Other Works in Prose and Verse » Read Now
by Matthew Prior, A. R. Waller. 416 pgs.

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A Collection of English Poems, 1660-1800 ("Matthew Prior (1664-1687-1721)" begins on p. 206) » Read Now
by Ronald S. Crane. 1176 pgs.

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Convention and Consciousness in Prior's Love Lyrics, in Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 » Read Now
by Faith Gildenhuys. 19 pgs.

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"The Most Fatal of All Faults": Samuel Johnson on Prior's Solomon and the Need for Variety; Matthew Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World," in Papers on Language & Literature » Read Now
by Matthew M. Davis. 16 pgs.

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The Treaties of the War of the Spanish Succession: An Historical and Critical Dictionary ("Prior, Matthew (1664-1721)" begins on p. 363) » Read Now
by Linda Frey, Marsha Frey. 580 pgs.

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From 1702 to 1714, the War of the Spanish Succession affected most of Europe and significant parts of the New World, with battles ranging from the Hungarian plains to the harbors of Rio de Janeiro. The death of the last Hapsburg King of Spain unleashed a struggle for his empire, and the provisions...
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From 1702 to 1714, the War of the Spanish Succession affected most of Europe and significant parts of the New World, with battles ranging from the Hungarian plains to the harbors of Rio de Janeiro. The death of the last Hapsburg King of Spain unleashed a struggle for his empire, and the provisions of the final treaties set the boundaries of Europe until the French Revolution. This book includes entries on the individuals who determined the course of the war, who played diplomatic, economic, or military roles, as well as on pivotal battles influencing the outcome, and it examines the provisions of the final treaties in detail.
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