Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... called scholars : young men who partake of the founder's benefaction , and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships . Here he continued to cultivate poetry and criticism , and grew first eminent by his Latin compositions , which are ...
... called scholars : young men who partake of the founder's benefaction , and succeed in their order to vacant fellowships . Here he continued to cultivate poetry and criticism , and grew first eminent by his Latin compositions , which are ...
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... called , by Smith , " the best Latin poem since the " Æneid . " Praise must not be too rigorously examined ; but the performance cannot be denied to be vigorous and elegant . Having yet no public employment , he obtained ( in 1699 ) a ...
... called , by Smith , " the best Latin poem since the " Æneid . " Praise must not be too rigorously examined ; but the performance cannot be denied to be vigorous and elegant . Having yet no public employment , he obtained ( in 1699 ) a ...
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... called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a per- petual dictator . " The Whigs , " says Pope , " design a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence ...
... called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a per- petual dictator . " The Whigs , " says Pope , " design a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence ...
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... called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great assistance , whether occasionally or by previous engagement is not known . The character of Guardian was too narrow and too serious it might pro- perly enough ...
... called the Guardian , was published by Steele . To this Addison gave great assistance , whether occasionally or by previous engagement is not known . The character of Guardian was too narrow and too serious it might pro- perly enough ...
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... called loudly for the letters , of which Addison , whose materials were more , made little use - having re- course to sketches and hints , the product of his former studies , which he now reviewed and completed : among these are named ...
... called loudly for the letters , of which Addison , whose materials were more , made little use - having re- course to sketches and hints , the product of his former studies , which he now reviewed and completed : among these are named ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cato censure character Chevy Chase conduct considered contempt conversation criticism death declared Delany discovered distress elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius Georgic honour imagined Ireland Juba Juba's justly kindness knew letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric paper passion pension performance perhaps person pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise procured promise published queen reader reason received regard reputation resentment resolution retired Richard Savage Savage Savage's says scrupulosity Sempronius sentiments Sir Richard Sir Richard Steele Sir Robert Walpole Sir Thomas Overbury solicited sometimes soon Spectator Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Whigs write wrote