Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... conduct , who have slumbered away their time on the down of plenty ; nor will any wise man easily presume to say , ' Had I been in Savage's condition , I should have lived or written better than Savage . ' But Johnson , who made large ...
... conduct , who have slumbered away their time on the down of plenty ; nor will any wise man easily presume to say , ' Had I been in Savage's condition , I should have lived or written better than Savage . ' But Johnson , who made large ...
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... conducted by Addison . To judge better of the probability of this story , I have inquired when he was sent to the Chartreux ; but , as he was not one of those who enjoyed the founder's benefac- tion , there is no account preserved of ...
... conducted by Addison . To judge better of the probability of this story , I have inquired when he was sent to the Chartreux ; but , as he was not one of those who enjoyed the founder's benefac- tion , there is no account preserved of ...
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... . It is not necessary to refuse benefits from a bad man when the acceptance implies no approbation of his crimes ; nor has the subordinate officer any obligation to examine the opinions or conduct of those under whom he acts ADDISON . 13.
... . It is not necessary to refuse benefits from a bad man when the acceptance implies no approbation of his crimes ; nor has the subordinate officer any obligation to examine the opinions or conduct of those under whom he acts ADDISON . 13.
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Samuel Johnson. the opinions or conduct of those under whom he acts , except that he may not be made the instrument of wickedness . It is reasonable to suppose that Addison counteracted , as far as he was able , the malignant and ...
Samuel Johnson. the opinions or conduct of those under whom he acts , except that he may not be made the instrument of wickedness . It is reasonable to suppose that Addison counteracted , as far as he was able , the malignant and ...
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... conduct seem not so much the effects of a mind deviating from the beaten track of life , by the perpetual pressure of some overwhelming idea , as of habitual rusticity , and that negligence which solitary grandeur naturally generates ...
... conduct seem not so much the effects of a mind deviating from the beaten track of life , by the perpetual pressure of some overwhelming idea , as of habitual rusticity , and that negligence which solitary grandeur naturally generates ...
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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