Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 10
... necessary to inform the reader that about this time he was introduced by Congreve to Montague , then Chancellor of the Ex- chequer Addison was then learning the trade of a courtier , and subjoined Montague as a poetical name to those of ...
... necessary to inform the reader that about this time he was introduced by Congreve to Montague , then Chancellor of the Ex- chequer Addison was then learning the trade of a courtier , and subjoined Montague as a poetical name to those of ...
Page 11
... necessary to hasten home ; being , as Swift informs us , distressed by indigence , and compelled to become the tutor of a travelling squire , because his pension was not remitted . At his return he published his Travels , with a dedica ...
... necessary to hasten home ; being , as Swift informs us , distressed by indigence , and compelled to become the tutor of a travelling squire , because his pension was not remitted . At his return he published his Travels , with a dedica ...
Page 13
... necessary to refuse benefits from a bad man when the acceptance implies no approbation of his crimes ; nor has the subordinate officer any obligation to examine the opinions or conduct of those under whom he acts ADDISON . 13.
... necessary to refuse benefits from a bad man when the acceptance implies no approbation of his crimes ; nor has the subordinate officer any obligation to examine the opinions or conduct of those under whom he acts ADDISON . 13.
Page 23
... necessary to be said but that it found many contributors , and that it was a continuation of the Spectator , with the same ele- gance and the same variety , till some unlucky sparkle from a Tory paper set Steele's politics on fire , and ...
... necessary to be said but that it found many contributors , and that it was a continuation of the Spectator , with the same ele- gance and the same variety , till some unlucky sparkle from a Tory paper set Steele's politics on fire , and ...
Page 26
... necessary in the common style of business , and valued himself upon having done what was too hard for Addison . He was better qualified for the Freeholder , a paper which he published twice a week , from December 23 , 1715 , to the ...
... necessary in the common style of business , and valued himself upon having done what was too hard for Addison . He was better qualified for the Freeholder , a paper which he published twice a week , from December 23 , 1715 , to the ...
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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