Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 100
... Savage came as he had promised , found the chariot at the door , and Sir Richard waiting for him , and ready to go out . What was intended , and whither they were to go , Savage could not conjecture , and was not willing to enquire ...
... Savage came as he had promised , found the chariot at the door , and Sir Richard waiting for him , and ready to go out . What was intended , and whither they were to go , Savage could not conjecture , and was not willing to enquire ...
Page 110
... Savage and Gregory drew their swords to justify ; that Savage drew first , and that he stabbed Sinclair when he was not in a posture of defence , or while Gregory commanded his sword ; that after he had given the thrust he turned pale ...
... Savage and Gregory drew their swords to justify ; that Savage drew first , and that he stabbed Sinclair when he was not in a posture of defence , or while Gregory commanded his sword ; that after he had given the thrust he turned pale ...
Page 133
... Savage , however , was not one of those , who suffered himself to be injured without resistance , nor was less diligent in exposing the faults of Lord Tyrconnel , over whom he obtained at least this advantage , that he drove him first ...
... Savage , however , was not one of those , who suffered himself to be injured without resistance , nor was less diligent in exposing the faults of Lord Tyrconnel , over whom he obtained at least this advantage , that he drove him first ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards Ambrose Philips appeared blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber considered contempt criticism death delight deserved diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Edward Young elegance endeavoured English English poetry epitaph Essay excellence expected expence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius honour Iliad imagination judgement kind King known labour Lady learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax Lyttelton mentioned mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers occasion once opinion Orrery passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed publick published Queen reader reason received reputation resentment satire Savage says seems shew shewn Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift Tatler Thomson Tickell tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel unkle verses virtue Whigs Winchester College write written wrote Young