Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 30
Page 5
... less interest than the Lives of Addison and Swift , between which it is set , although Savage himself has no right at all to be remembered in such company . Johnson published this piece of biography when his age was thirty - five ; his ...
... less interest than the Lives of Addison and Swift , between which it is set , although Savage himself has no right at all to be remembered in such company . Johnson published this piece of biography when his age was thirty - five ; his ...
Page 14
... secret till the papers were collected into volumes . To the Tatler , in about two months , succeeded the Spectator : a series of essays of the same kind , but written with less levity , upon a more regular plan , 14 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... secret till the papers were collected into volumes . To the Tatler , in about two months , succeeded the Spectator : a series of essays of the same kind , but written with less levity , upon a more regular plan , 14 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 15
... less read , are neglected only because they have effected that reformation which their authors intended , and their precepts now are no longer wanted . Their usefulness to the age in which they were written is sufficiently attested by ...
... less read , are neglected only because they have effected that reformation which their authors intended , and their precepts now are no longer wanted . Their usefulness to the age in which they were written is sufficiently attested by ...
Page 19
... less ; for he declares that the Spectator , whom he ridicules for his endless mention of the fair sex , had before his recess wearied his readers . The next year ( 1713 ) , in which Cato came upon the stage , was the grand climacteric ...
... less ; for he declares that the Spectator , whom he ridicules for his endless mention of the fair sex , had before his recess wearied his readers . The next year ( 1713 ) , in which Cato came upon the stage , was the grand climacteric ...
Page 24
... less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the testimony of Steele , and the total silence of any other claimant , has determined the public to assign it to Addison , and it is now printed with other poetry ...
... less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the testimony of Steele , and the total silence of any other claimant , has determined the public to assign it to Addison , and it is now printed with other poetry ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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