Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 7
... practice of barring - out was a savage licence , prac- tised in many schools to the end of the last century , by which the boys , when the periodical vacation drew near , 肇 growing petulant at the approach of liberty , some LIVES OF ...
... practice of barring - out was a savage licence , prac- tised in many schools to the end of the last century , by which the boys , when the periodical vacation drew near , 肇 growing petulant at the approach of liberty , some LIVES OF ...
Page 15
... practice they adhered with few deviations . The ardour of Steele 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 ...
... practice they adhered with few deviations . The ardour of Steele 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 ...
Page 17
... practice of daily intercourse by propriety and politeness ; and , like La Bruyère , exhibited the " Charac- ters and Manners of the Age . " The personages introduced in these papers were not merely ideal ; they were then known , and ...
... practice of daily intercourse by propriety and politeness ; and , like La Bruyère , exhibited the " Charac- ters and Manners of the Age . " The personages introduced in these papers were not merely ideal ; they were then known , and ...
Page 22
... practice of the stage . Such an autho- rity it is hard to reject ; yet the love is so intimately mingled with the whole action that it cannot easily be thought extrinsic and adventitious ; for if it were taken away , what would be left ...
... practice of the stage . Such an autho- rity it is hard to reject ; yet the love is so intimately mingled with the whole action that it cannot easily be thought extrinsic and adventitious ; for if it were taken away , what would be left ...
Page 27
... practice of business , and by his regular ascent through other offices ; but expectation is often disappointed ; it is universally confessed that he was unequal to the duties of his place . In the House of Commons he could not speak ...
... practice of business , and by his regular ascent through other offices ; but expectation is often disappointed ; it is universally confessed that he was unequal to the duties of his place . In the House of Commons he could not speak ...
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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