Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 6
... mother's death he found the papers upon which he built his plot to personate the child , extort money from the Countess and her family , and bring himself into a profitable notoriety . Johnson's simple . truthfulness and ready sympathy ...
... mother's death he found the papers upon which he built his plot to personate the child , extort money from the Countess and her family , and bring himself into a profitable notoriety . Johnson's simple . truthfulness and ready sympathy ...
Page 20
... Pope , " had been tried for the first time in favour of the Distressed Mother ; and was now , with more efficacy , practised for Cato . " The danger was soon over . The whole nation was at that time on 20 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... Pope , " had been tried for the first time in favour of the Distressed Mother ; and was now , with more efficacy , practised for Cato . " The danger was soon over . The whole nation was at that time on 20 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 61
... was by his direction inserted in the register of St. Andrew's parish in Holborn , but unfortunately left him to the care of his mother , whom , as she was now set free from her SAVAGE . 61 achieved; and volumes have been written only to ...
... was by his direction inserted in the register of St. Andrew's parish in Holborn , but unfortunately left him to the care of his mother , whom , as she was now set free from her SAVAGE . 61 achieved; and volumes have been written only to ...
Page 62
... mother , doomed to poverty and obscurity , and launched upon the ocean of life only that he might be swallowed by its quicksands , or dashed upon its rocks . His mother could not indeed infect others with the same cruelty . As it was ...
... mother , doomed to poverty and obscurity , and launched upon the ocean of life only that he might be swallowed by its quicksands , or dashed upon its rocks . His mother could not indeed infect others with the same cruelty . As it was ...
Page 63
... mother , Mrs. Lloyd , who , while she lived , always looked upon him with that tenderness which the barbarity of his mother made peculiarly necessary ; but her death , which happened in his tenth year , was another of the misfortunes of ...
... mother , Mrs. Lloyd , who , while she lived , always looked upon him with that tenderness which the barbarity of his mother made peculiarly necessary ; but her death , which happened in his tenth year , was another of the misfortunes of ...
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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