The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations of Their Works, Volume 2Derby & Jackson, 1857 - English poetry |
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... least , the residence of his ancestors ; and , I believe , more places than one are still shown , in groves and gardens , where he is related to have written his ' Old Bachelor . ' 2 Neither the time nor place of his birth are certainly ...
... least , the residence of his ancestors ; and , I believe , more places than one are still shown , in groves and gardens , where he is related to have written his ' Old Bachelor . ' 2 Neither the time nor place of his birth are certainly ...
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... least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age , requires some considera- tion . As the lighter species of dramatic poetry professes the imita- tion of common life , of real manners , and daily ...
... least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age , requires some considera- tion . As the lighter species of dramatic poetry professes the imita- tion of common life , of real manners , and daily ...
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... least four sinecure appointments , so that the censure of Halifax by Swift ( see vol . i . p . 498 ) is sadly overcharged . ..... 14 There are two fragments of Homer translated in this Miscellany - one by Mr. Congreve ( whom I cannot ...
... least four sinecure appointments , so that the censure of Halifax by Swift ( see vol . i . p . 498 ) is sadly overcharged . ..... 14 There are two fragments of Homer translated in this Miscellany - one by Mr. Congreve ( whom I cannot ...
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... least court to the committee that sits in Covent - Garden [ Will's Coffee- house ] ; mine is , therefore , not so much as a permission - poem , but a pure , downright interloper . Those gentlemen who carry on their poetical trade in a ...
... least court to the committee that sits in Covent - Garden [ Will's Coffee- house ] ; mine is , therefore , not so much as a permission - poem , but a pure , downright interloper . Those gentlemen who carry on their poetical trade in a ...
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... least approved it , and adhered invariably to his principles and party through his whole life . His ardour of poetry still continued ; and not long after ( 1700 ) he published a ' Paraphrase on the Book of Job , ' and other parts of the ...
... least approved it , and adhered invariably to his principles and party through his whole life . His ardour of poetry still continued ; and not long after ( 1700 ) he published a ' Paraphrase on the Book of Job , ' and other parts of the ...
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