Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 15
... once broke out in praise of Marlborough ; and when Dr. Fleetwood prefixed to some sermons a preface overflowing with Whiggish opinions , that it might be read by the Queen , it was reprinted in the Spectator . To teach the minuter ...
... once broke out in praise of Marlborough ; and when Dr. Fleetwood prefixed to some sermons a preface overflowing with Whiggish opinions , that it might be read by the Queen , it was reprinted in the Spectator . To teach the minuter ...
Page 19
... once heard it observed that the sale may be calculated by the product of the tax , related in the last number to produce more than twenty pounds a week , and therefore stated at one - and - twenty pounds , or three pounds ten shillings ...
... once heard it observed that the sale may be calculated by the product of the tax , related in the last number to produce more than twenty pounds a week , and therefore stated at one - and - twenty pounds , or three pounds ten shillings ...
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... once blazed into faction . He was soon too hot for neutral topics , and quitted the Guardian to write the Englishman . The papers of Addison are marked in the Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in the Guardian by ...
... once blazed into faction . He was soon too hot for neutral topics , and quitted the Guardian to write the Englishman . The papers of Addison are marked in the Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in the Guardian by ...
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... , and the papers which once in- flamed the nation are read only as effusions of wit , must wish for more of the Whig Examiners ; for on 24 LIVES OF THE POETS . rate observation of natural or accidental deviations from ...
... , and the papers which once in- flamed the nation are read only as effusions of wit , must wish for more of the Whig Examiners ; for on 24 LIVES OF THE POETS . rate observation of natural or accidental deviations from ...
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... once a design to make an English dictionary , and that he considered Dr. Tillotson as the writer of highest authority . There was formerly sent to me by Mr. Locker , clerk of the Leathersellers Company , who was eminent for curiosity ...
... once a design to make an English dictionary , and that he considered Dr. Tillotson as the writer of highest authority . There was formerly sent to me by Mr. Locker , clerk of the Leathersellers Company , who was eminent for curiosity ...
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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