Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... Sir Richard Steele which their joint labours have so effectually recorded . Of this memorable friendship the greater praise must be given to Steele . It is not hard to love those from whom nothing can be feared ; and Addison never con ...
... Sir Richard Steele which their joint labours have so effectually recorded . Of this memorable friendship the greater praise must be given to Steele . It is not hard to love those from whom nothing can be feared ; and Addison never con ...
Page 67
... Sir Richard Steele and Mr. Wilks , by whom he was pitied , caressed , and relieved . • Sir Richard Steele , having declared in his favour with all the ardour of benevolence which constituted his character , promoted his interest with ...
... Sir Richard Steele and Mr. Wilks , by whom he was pitied , caressed , and relieved . • Sir Richard Steele , having declared in his favour with all the ardour of benevolence which constituted his character , promoted his interest with ...
Page 68
... Sir Richard , not without reluctance , ordered to be brought . They then finished their dinner , and proceeded in their pamphlet , which they concluded in the afternoon . Mr. Savage then imagined his task over , and expected that Sir ...
... Sir Richard , not without reluctance , ordered to be brought . They then finished their dinner , and proceeded in their pamphlet , which they concluded in the afternoon . Mr. Savage then imagined his task over , and expected that Sir ...
Page 69
... Sir Richard end in common favours . He proposed to have established him in some settled scheme of life , and to have contracted a kind of alliance with him , by marrying him to a natural daughter , on whom he intended to bestow a ...
... Sir Richard end in common favours . He proposed to have established him in some settled scheme of life , and to have contracted a kind of alliance with him , by marrying him to a natural daughter , on whom he intended to bestow a ...
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... sir " but , after a pause , moved his hand in a melan- choly manner ; and , finding himself unable to recollect what ... Richard Savage , a man equally distinguished by his virtues and vices ; and at once remarkable for his weaknesses ...
... sir " but , after a pause , moved his hand in a melan- choly manner ; and , finding himself unable to recollect what ... Richard Savage , a man equally distinguished by his virtues and vices ; and at once remarkable for his weaknesses ...
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