Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 30
... pamphlet called " The Plebeian . " To this an answer was published by Addison , under the title of " The Old Whig ... pamphlets . " Dicky , however , did not lose his settled veneration for his friend , but con- tented himself with ...
... pamphlet called " The Plebeian . " To this an answer was published by Addison , under the title of " The Old Whig ... pamphlets . " Dicky , however , did not lose his settled veneration for his friend , but con- tented himself with ...
Page 66
... pamphlets , and the coffee - houses with dis- putants . Of this subject , as most popular , he made choice for his first attempt , and , without any other know- ledge of the question than he had casually collected from conversation ...
... pamphlets , and the coffee - houses with dis- putants . Of this subject , as most popular , he made choice for his first attempt , and , without any other know- ledge of the question than he had casually collected from conversation ...
Page 67
... pamphlet , and that he had desired him to come thither that he might write for him . He soon sat down to the work . Sir Richard dictated , and Savage wrote , till the dinner that had been ordered was put upon the table . Savage was ...
... pamphlet , and that he had desired him to come thither that he might write for him . He soon sat down to the work . Sir Richard dictated , and Savage wrote , till the dinner that had been ordered was put upon the table . Savage was ...
Page 68
... pamphlet , which they concluded in the afternoon . Mr. Savage then imagined his task over , and expected that Sir Richard would call for the reckoning , and return home ; but his expectations deceived him , for Sir Richard told him that ...
... pamphlet , which they concluded in the afternoon . Mr. Savage then imagined his task over , and expected that Sir Richard would call for the reckoning , and return home ; but his expectations deceived him , for Sir Richard told him that ...
Page 87
... pamphlet , called " The Author to be Let , " where he introduces Iscariot Hackney , a prostitute scribbler , giving an account of his birth , his education , his disposition and morals , habits of life , and maxims of conduct . In the ...
... pamphlet , called " The Author to be Let , " where he introduces Iscariot Hackney , a prostitute scribbler , giving an account of his birth , his education , his disposition and morals , habits of life , and maxims of conduct . In the ...
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