The lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Rivington, 1820 |
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... Addison , who appears to have known the Author either by conjecture or intelli- gence . The tories , who were now in power , were in haste to end the war ; and Prior , being recalled ( 1710 ) to his former employment of making trea ...
... Addison , who appears to have known the Author either by conjecture or intelli- gence . The tories , who were now in power , were in haste to end the war ; and Prior , being recalled ( 1710 ) to his former employment of making trea ...
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... Addison ( Spec . 339. ) is too well known to be transcribed : but some notice is due to the testimo- ny of Dennis , who calls it a " philosophical poem , which has equalled that of Lucretius in the beauty of its versification , and ...
... Addison ( Spec . 339. ) is too well known to be transcribed : but some notice is due to the testimo- ny of Dennis , who calls it a " philosophical poem , which has equalled that of Lucretius in the beauty of its versification , and ...
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... Addison , he has copied , at least has resembled , Tickell : Let joy salute fair Rosamonda's shade , And wreaths of myrtle crown the lovely maid , While now perhaps with Dido's ghost she roves , And hears and tells the story of their ...
... Addison , he has copied , at least has resembled , Tickell : Let joy salute fair Rosamonda's shade , And wreaths of myrtle crown the lovely maid , While now perhaps with Dido's ghost she roves , And hears and tells the story of their ...
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... Addison , who , when he went into Ireland as secretary to the Lord Sunderland , took him thither and em- ployed him in public business ; and when ( 1717 ) afterwards he rose to be secretary of state , made him under - secretary . Their ...
... Addison , who , when he went into Ireland as secretary to the Lord Sunderland , took him thither and em- ployed him in public business ; and when ( 1717 ) afterwards he rose to be secretary of state , made him under - secretary . Their ...
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... Addison , the couplet which mentions Clio is written with the most exquisite delicacy of praise ; it exhibits one of those happy strokes that is seldom attained . In his Odes to Marlborough there are beautiful lines ; but in the second ...
... Addison , the couplet which mentions Clio is written with the most exquisite delicacy of praise ; it exhibits one of those happy strokes that is seldom attained . In his Odes to Marlborough there are beautiful lines ; but in the second ...
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