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Addison began to praise him early , and was followed or accompanied by other poets ; perhaps by almost all , except by Swift and Pope ; who forbore to flatter him in his life , and after his death spoke of him , Swift with slight ...
Addison began to praise him early , and was followed or accompanied by other poets ; perhaps by almost all , except by Swift and Pope ; who forbore to flatter him in his life , and after his death spoke of him , Swift with slight ...
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Pope had now an opportunity of courting the friendship of Addison , by vilifying his old enemy , and could give ... Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship ; and , resolving that he ...
Pope had now an opportunity of courting the friendship of Addison , by vilifying his old enemy , and could give ... Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship ; and , resolving that he ...
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... all their wit and nature , heightened with humour more exquisite and delightful than any other man ever possessed . ' This is the fondness of a friend ; let us hear what is told us by a rival ' Addison's conversation , ' says Pope ...
... all their wit and nature , heightened with humour more exquisite and delightful than any other man ever possessed . ' This is the fondness of a friend ; let us hear what is told us by a rival ' Addison's conversation , ' says Pope ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volumes 83-84 of World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | George Birkbeck Norman Hill |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1968 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2011 |
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