Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 28
... supposed that his manners were polite , and his conversation pleasing . He seems not to have taken much pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the Spectator , and only one paper to the Tatler , though published by men with ...
... supposed that his manners were polite , and his conversation pleasing . He seems not to have taken much pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the Spectator , and only one paper to the Tatler , though published by men with ...
Page 67
... supposed that the discountenance of the Court sunk deep into his heart , and gave him more discontent than the applauses or tenderness of his friends could overpower . He soon fell into his old distemper , an habitual colick , and ...
... supposed that the discountenance of the Court sunk deep into his heart , and gave him more discontent than the applauses or tenderness of his friends could overpower . He soon fell into his old distemper , an habitual colick , and ...
Page 352
... supposed to have wanted that curiosity which is inseparable from an active and comprehensive mind . He may therefore now be supposed to have revelled in all the joys of intellectual luxury ; he was every day feasted with instructive ...
... supposed to have wanted that curiosity which is inseparable from an active and comprehensive mind . He may therefore now be supposed to have revelled in all the joys of intellectual luxury ; he was every day feasted with instructive ...
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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