Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 45
... mankind . Now , does it not follow , from what has been said , that for a man to receive the news of his son's death with dry eyes , and to weep at the same time for the calamities of his country , is a wretched affectation and a ...
... mankind . Now , does it not follow , from what has been said , that for a man to receive the news of his son's death with dry eyes , and to weep at the same time for the calamities of his country , is a wretched affectation and a ...
Page 60
... mankind is misery , and the misfortunes of those whose eminence drew upon them universal attention have been more carefully recorded , because they were more generally observed , and have in reality been only more conspicuous than those ...
... mankind is misery , and the misfortunes of those whose eminence drew upon them universal attention have been more carefully recorded , because they were more generally observed , and have in reality been only more conspicuous than those ...
Page 76
... mankind , when both his fame and his life were endangered by an event , of which it is not yet determined whether it ought to be mentioned as a crime or a calamity . On the 20th of November , 1727 , Mr. Savage came from Richmond , where ...
... mankind , when both his fame and his life were endangered by an event , of which it is not yet determined whether it ought to be mentioned as a crime or a calamity . On the 20th of November , 1727 , Mr. Savage came from Richmond , where ...
Page 84
... mankind operated so powerfully in his favour , that he was enabled , by frequent presents , not only to support himself , but to assist Mr. Gregory in prison ; and when he was pardoned and released , he found the number of his friends ...
... mankind operated so powerfully in his favour , that he was enabled , by frequent presents , not only to support himself , but to assist Mr. Gregory in prison ; and when he was pardoned and released , he found the number of his friends ...
Page 88
... mankind ; and the writer who is not constant to his subject , quickly sinks into contempt , his satire loses its force , and his panegyric its value ; and he is only considered at one time as a flatterer , and a calumniator at another ...
... mankind ; and the writer who is not constant to his subject , quickly sinks into contempt , his satire loses its force , and his panegyric its value ; and he is only considered at one time as a flatterer , and a calumniator at another ...
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