Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... desire of vexing the critic than of defend- ing the poet . Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship ; and , resolving that he should have the consequences of his officiousness to ...
... desire of vexing the critic than of defend- ing the poet . Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship ; and , resolving that he should have the consequences of his officiousness to ...
Page 35
... desire to set loose his powers of conversa- tion ; and who that ever asked succours from Bacchus was able to preserve himself from being enslaved by his auxiliary ? Among those friends it was that Addison displayed the elegance of his ...
... desire to set loose his powers of conversa- tion ; and who that ever asked succours from Bacchus was able to preserve himself from being enslaved by his auxiliary ? Among those friends it was that Addison displayed the elegance of his ...
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... desire to ask these questions : -Of all our countrymen , which do we love most , those whom we know , or those whom we know not ? And of those whom we know , which do we cherish most , our friends or our enemies ? And of our friends ...
... desire to ask these questions : -Of all our countrymen , which do we love most , those whom we know , or those whom we know not ? And of those whom we know , which do we cherish most , our friends or our enemies ? And of our friends ...
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Samuel Johnson. mortality of the Soul , translated lately by Bernard Lintot I desire the reader to consider whether such a person as this would pass with them who beheld him for a great patriot , a great philosopher , or a general , or ...
Samuel Johnson. mortality of the Soul , translated lately by Bernard Lintot I desire the reader to consider whether such a person as this would pass with them who beheld him for a great patriot , a great philosopher , or a general , or ...
Page 81
... desire to speak to his mother , who always avoided him in public , and refused him admission into her house . One evening , walking , as was his custom , in the street that she inhabited , he saw the door of her house by accident open ...
... desire to speak to his mother , who always avoided him in public , and refused him admission into her house . One evening , walking , as was his custom , in the street that she inhabited , he saw the door of her house by accident open ...
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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