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Page 67
... retired to a private room . Sir Richard then informed him that he intended to publish a 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 ...
... retired to a private room . Sir Richard then informed him that he intended to publish a 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 ...
Page 68
... retired that day only to avoid his creditors , and composed the pamphlet only to discharge his reckoning . Mr. Savage related another fact equally uncommon , which , though it has no relation to his life , ought to be preserved . Sir ...
... retired that day only to avoid his creditors , and composed the pamphlet only to discharge his reckoning . Mr. Savage related another fact equally uncommon , which , though it has no relation to his life , ought to be preserved . Sir ...
Page 74
... retired , and the rest were in possession of the house for their own advantage . Among these , Mr. Savage was admitted to play the part of Sir Thomas Overbury , by which he gained no great reputa- tion , the theatre being a province for ...
... retired , and the rest were in possession of the house for their own advantage . Among these , Mr. Savage was admitted to play the part of Sir Thomas Overbury , by which he gained no great reputa- tion , the theatre being a province for ...
Page 78
... retired , but the maid clung round him , and one of the company endeavoured to detain him , from whom he broke by cutting the maid on the head , but was afterwards taken in a court . There was some difference in their depositions ; one ...
... retired , but the maid clung round him , and one of the company endeavoured to detain him , from whom he broke by cutting the maid on the head , but was afterwards taken in a court . There was some difference in their depositions ; one ...
Page 115
... retired to study , and that the money supported him in solitude for many months ; but his friends declared that the short time in which it was spent sufficiently confuted his own account of his conduct . His politeness and his wit still ...
... retired to study , and that the money supported him in solitude for many months ; but his friends declared that the short time in which it was spent sufficiently confuted his own account of his conduct . His politeness and his wit still ...
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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