Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... Church or State ; of which they taught many to talk , whom they could not teach to judge . It has been suggested that the Royal Society was in- stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention of 16 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... Church or State ; of which they taught many to talk , whom they could not teach to judge . It has been suggested that the Royal Society was in- stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention of 16 LIVES OF THE POETS .
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Samuel Johnson. stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention of the people from public discontent . The Tatler and Spectator had the same tendency ; they were published at a time when two parties - loud ... attention ...
Samuel Johnson. stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention of the people from public discontent . The Tatler and Spectator had the same tendency ; they were published at a time when two parties - loud ... attention ...
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... attention of the public upon a criticism which , though sometimes intem- perate , was often irrefragable . While Cato was upon the stage , another daily paper , called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great ...
... attention of the public upon a criticism which , though sometimes intem- perate , was often irrefragable . While Cato was upon the stage , another daily paper , called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great ...
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... attention , and has naturally sunk by its own weight into neglect . This cannot be said of the few papers entitled the Whig Examiner , in which is employed all the force of gay malevolence and humorous satire . Of this paper , which ...
... attention , and has naturally sunk by its own weight into neglect . This cannot be said of the few papers entitled the Whig Examiner , in which is employed all the force of gay malevolence and humorous satire . Of this paper , which ...
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... attention ; for there is not one amongst them that strongly attracts either affection or esteem . But they are made the vehicles of such sentiments and such expression that there is scarcely a scene in the play which the reader does not ...
... attention ; for there is not one amongst them that strongly attracts either affection or esteem . But they are made the vehicles of such sentiments and such expression that there is scarcely a scene in the play which the reader does not ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cassell's Cato censure character Cheap Edition conduct considered contempt conversation death declared Delany discovered distress E. W. HORNUNG elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius honour Illustrated imagined Ireland Juba justly kindness King letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner MAX PEMBERTON mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric passion pension performance perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise promise published queen R. L. STEVENSON reader reason received regard resentment resolution retired Richard Savage ROBERT STAWELL BALL SAMUEL JOHNSON Savage Savage's says Sempronius sent sentiments Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon Spectator STANLEY WEYMAN Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Vols Whigs write wrote