Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1967 - English poetry |
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... sent to Paris to adjust differences with less formality ; Prior either ac- companied him or followed him ; and after his departure had the appointments and authority of an ambassador , though no publick character . By some mistake of ...
... sent to Paris to adjust differences with less formality ; Prior either ac- companied him or followed him ; and after his departure had the appointments and authority of an ambassador , though no publick character . By some mistake of ...
Page 165
... sent them word , that he was yet upon the road , and without money ; and that he therefore could not proceed without a remittance . They then sent him the money that was in their hands , with which he was enabled to reach Bristol , from ...
... sent them word , that he was yet upon the road , and without money ; and that he therefore could not proceed without a remittance . They then sent him the money that was in their hands , with which he was enabled to reach Bristol , from ...
Page 427
... sent by Lord Melcombe to Dr. Young , not long before his Lordship's death , were indeed so sent , but were only an introduction to what was there meant by The Muse's latest Spark . The poem is necessary , whatever may be its merit ...
... sent by Lord Melcombe to Dr. Young , not long before his Lordship's death , were indeed so sent , but were only an introduction to what was there meant by The Muse's latest Spark . The poem is necessary , whatever may be its merit ...
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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