Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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... friendship the greater praise must be given to Steele . It is not hard to love those from whom nothing can be feared ; and Addison never con- sidered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection ...
... friendship the greater praise must be given to Steele . It is not hard to love those from whom nothing can be feared ; and Addison never con- sidered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection ...
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... friendship ; but , on one side or the other , friendship was afterwards too weak for the malignity of faction . In this poem is a very confident and discriminate character of Spenser , whose work he had then never read ; so little ...
... friendship ; but , on one side or the other , friendship was afterwards too weak for the malignity of faction . In this poem is a very confident and discriminate character of Spenser , whose work he had then never read ; so little ...
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... Cid , his animadversions showed his anger without effect , and Cato continued to be praised . Pope had now an opportunity of courting the friendship of Addison by vilifying his old enemy , and could ADDISON . 21 over. ...
... Cid , his animadversions showed his anger without effect , and Cato continued to be praised . Pope had now an opportunity of courting the friendship of Addison by vilifying his old enemy , and could ADDISON . 21 over. ...
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... friendship ; and , resolving that he should have the consequences of his officiousness to himself , informed Dennis by Steele that he was sorry for the insult ; and that , whenever he should think fit to answer his remarks , he would do ...
... friendship ; and , resolving that he should have the consequences of his officiousness to himself , informed Dennis by Steele that he was sorry for the insult ; and that , whenever he should think fit to answer his remarks , he would do ...
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... friendship or proprieties of decency ; but controvertists cannot long retain their kindness for each other . The " Old Whig " answered " The Plebeian , " and could not forbear some contempt of " little Dicky , whose trade it was to ...
... friendship or proprieties of decency ; but controvertists cannot long retain their kindness for each other . The " Old Whig " answered " The Plebeian , " and could not forbear some contempt of " little Dicky , whose trade it was to ...
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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