The lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Rivington, 1820 |
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Page 46
... persons were concealed under ficti tious names , is not known . The hero of the club is one Mr. Johnson ; such a constellation of excel lence , that his character shall not be suppressed , though there is no great genius in the design ...
... persons were concealed under ficti tious names , is not known . The hero of the club is one Mr. Johnson ; such a constellation of excel lence , that his character shall not be suppressed , though there is no great genius in the design ...
Page 48
... person that enjoys it , and is Nature's gift , but diversified by various specific characters and limitations , as its active fire is blended and allayed by different proportions of phlegm , or reduced and regulated by the contrast of ...
... person that enjoys it , and is Nature's gift , but diversified by various specific characters and limitations , as its active fire is blended and allayed by different proportions of phlegm , or reduced and regulated by the contrast of ...
Page 49
... persons of great figure and of all denomina- tions . Violent party - men , who differed in all things besides , agreed in their turn to shew parti- cular respect and friendship to this insolent de- rider of the worship of his country ...
... persons of great figure and of all denomina- tions . Violent party - men , who differed in all things besides , agreed in their turn to shew parti- cular respect and friendship to this insolent de- rider of the worship of his country ...
Page 50
... persons at once ge nerous and unjust , impious lovers of their coun try and flagitious heroes , good - natured sharpers , immoral men of honour , and libertines who will sooner die than change their religion ; and though it is true that ...
... persons at once ge nerous and unjust , impious lovers of their coun try and flagitious heroes , good - natured sharpers , immoral men of honour , and libertines who will sooner die than change their religion ; and though it is true that ...
Page 73
... person who acted Polly , till then obscure , became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved , and sold in great numbers ; her life written , books of let- ters and verses to her published , and pamphlets made ...
... person who acted Polly , till then obscure , became all at once the favourite of the town ; her pictures were engraved , and sold in great numbers ; her life written , books of let- ters and verses to her published , and pamphlets made ...
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