Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... called scholars : young men who partake of the founder's benefaction , and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships . Here he continued to cultivate poetry and criticism , and grew first eminent by his Latin compositions , which are ...
... called scholars : young men who partake of the founder's benefaction , and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships . Here he continued to cultivate poetry and criticism , and grew first eminent by his Latin compositions , which are ...
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... called , by Smith , " the best Latin poem since theÆneid . " Praise must not be too rigorously examined ; but the performance cannot be denied to be vigorous and elegant . Having yet no public employment , he obtained ( in 1699 ) a ...
... called , by Smith , " the best Latin poem since theÆneid . " Praise must not be too rigorously examined ; but the performance cannot be denied to be vigorous and elegant . Having yet no public employment , he obtained ( in 1699 ) a ...
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... called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a per- petual dictator . " The Whigs , " says Pope , " design a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence ...
... called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a per- petual dictator . " The Whigs , " says Pope , " design a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence ...
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... called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great assistance , whether occasionally or by previous engagement is not known . The character of Guardian was too narrow and too serious : it might pro- perly enough ...
... called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great assistance , whether occasionally or by previous engagement is not known . The character of Guardian was too narrow and too serious : it might pro- perly enough ...
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... called loudly for the letters , of which Addison , whose materials were more , made little use - having re- course to sketches and hints , the product of his former studies , which he now reviewed and completed : among these are named ...
... called loudly for the letters , of which Addison , whose materials were more , made little use - having re- course to sketches and hints , the product of his former studies , which he now reviewed and completed : among these are named ...
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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