Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... character of his father may be reasonably supposed to have given him strong impressions of piety , he was committed to the care of Mr. Naish at Ambrosebury , and afterwards of Mr. Taylor at Salisbury . Not to name the school or the ...
... character of his father may be reasonably supposed to have given him strong impressions of piety , he was committed to the care of Mr. Naish at Ambrosebury , and afterwards of Mr. Taylor at Salisbury . Not to name the school or the ...
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... character of the principal English poets , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , who was then , if not a poet , a writer of verses ; as is shown by his version of a small part of Virgil's Georgics , published in the Miscellanies ; and a ...
... character of the principal English poets , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , who was then , if not a poet , a writer of verses ; as is shown by his version of a small part of Virgil's Georgics , published in the Miscellanies ; and a ...
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... characters more opposite than those of Wharton and Addison could not easily be brought together . Wharton was impious , profligate , and shameless ; without regard , or appearance of regard , to right and wrong . Whatever is contrary to ...
... characters more opposite than those of Wharton and Addison could not easily be brought together . Wharton was impious , profligate , and shameless ; without regard , or appearance of regard , to right and wrong . Whatever is contrary to ...
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... refined allegories , and illuminated with different changes of style and felicities of invention . It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters ADDISON . 17 stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention ...
... refined allegories , and illuminated with different changes of style and felicities of invention . It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters ADDISON . 17 stituted soon after the Restoration to divert the attention ...
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Samuel Johnson. It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters feigned or exhibited in the Spectator , the favourite of Addison was Sir Roger de Coverley , of whom he had formed a very delicate and discriminate idea , which he would ...
Samuel Johnson. It is recorded by Budgell , that of the characters feigned or exhibited in the Spectator , the favourite of Addison was Sir Roger de Coverley , of whom he had formed a very delicate and discriminate idea , which he would ...
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