Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 25
... attention , and the wit so exuberant that it o'er - informs its tenement . Next year he gave another specimen of his abilities in The Double Dealer , which was not received with equal kindness . He writes to his patron the lord Halifax ...
... attention , and the wit so exuberant that it o'er - informs its tenement . Next year he gave another specimen of his abilities in The Double Dealer , which was not received with equal kindness . He writes to his patron the lord Halifax ...
Page 179
... attention never deserted him ; he was present to every object , and regardful of the most trifling occurrences . He had the art of escaping from his own reflections , and accommodating himself to every new scene . To this quality is to ...
... attention never deserted him ; he was present to every object , and regardful of the most trifling occurrences . He had the art of escaping from his own reflections , and accommodating himself to every new scene . To this quality is to ...
Page 362
... attention of Sir Thomas Abney , who received him into his house ; where , with a constancy of friendship and uniformity of conduct not often to be found , he was treated for thirty- six years with all the kindness that friendship could ...
... attention of Sir Thomas Abney , who received him into his house ; where , with a constancy of friendship and uniformity of conduct not often to be found , he was treated for thirty- six years with all the kindness that friendship could ...
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