Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 18
... promise of forbearing Sir Roger for the time to come . The reason which induced Cervantes to bring his hero to the grave , para mi sola nacio Don Quixote , y yo para el , made Addison declare , with undue vehemence of expression , that ...
... promise of forbearing Sir Roger for the time to come . The reason which induced Cervantes to bring his hero to the grave , para mi sola nacio Don Quixote , y yo para el , made Addison declare , with undue vehemence of expression , that ...
Page 36
... promises of authors are like the vows of lovers . Steele thought no more on his design , or thought on it with anxiety that at last dis- gusted him , and left his friend in the hands of Tickell . One slight lineament of his character ...
... promises of authors are like the vows of lovers . Steele thought no more on his design , or thought on it with anxiety that at last dis- gusted him , and left his friend in the hands of Tickell . One slight lineament of his character ...
Page 68
... and by paying the debt , discharged their attendance , having obliged Sir Richard to promise that they should never again find him graced with a retinue 68 LIVES OF THE POETS . table. Savage was surprised at the meanness of the ...
... and by paying the debt , discharged their attendance , having obliged Sir Richard to promise that they should never again find him graced with a retinue 68 LIVES OF THE POETS . table. Savage was surprised at the meanness of the ...
Page 69
... promises , or execute his own intentions ; and , as he was never able to raise the sum which he had offered , the marriage was delayed . In the meantime he was officiously informed that Mr. Savage had ridiculed him ; by which he was so ...
... promises , or execute his own intentions ; and , as he was never able to raise the sum which he had offered , the marriage was delayed . In the meantime he was officiously informed that Mr. Savage had ridiculed him ; by which he was so ...
Page 70
... promise of one hundred and fifty more ; but it was the fate of this unhappy man that few promises of any advantage to him were performed . His mother was infected , among others , with the general madness of the South Sea traffic ; and ...
... promise of one hundred and fifty more ; but it was the fate of this unhappy man that few promises of any advantage to him were performed . His mother was infected , among others , with the general madness of the South Sea traffic ; and ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards appeared calamities Cassell's Cato censure character Cheap Edition conduct considered contempt conversation criticism death declared Delany discovered distress E. W. HORNUNG elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius GUSTAVE DORÉ honour Illustrated imagined Ireland J. M. BARRIE Juba justly kindness King letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner MAX PEMBERTON mentioned mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet 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 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