Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... formed his style from the general language , such as a diligent perusal of the pro- ductions of different ages happened to supply . His Latin compositions seem to have had much of his fondness , for he collected a second volume of the ...
... formed his style from the general language , such as a diligent perusal of the pro- ductions of different ages happened to supply . His Latin compositions seem to have had much of his fondness , for he collected a second volume of the ...
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... formed his plan . Whatever were his other employments in Italy , he there wrote the letter to Lord Halifax which is justly considered as the most elegant , if not the most sublime , of his poetical pro- ductions . But in about two years ...
... formed his plan . Whatever were his other employments in Italy , he there wrote the letter to Lord Halifax which is justly considered as the most elegant , if not the most sublime , of his poetical pro- ductions . But in about two years ...
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... formed a very delicate and discriminate idea , which he would not suffer to be violated ; and therefore when Steele had shown him innocently picking up a girl in the Temple , and taking her to a tavern , he drew upon himself so much of ...
... formed a very delicate and discriminate idea , which he would not suffer to be violated ; and therefore when Steele had shown him innocently picking up a girl in the Temple , and taking her to a tavern , he drew upon himself so much of ...
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... formed with reluctance and hurried to its conclusion . It may yet be doubted whether Cato was made public by any change of the author's purpose ; for Dennis charged him with raising prejudices in his own favour by false positions of ...
... formed with reluctance and hurried to its conclusion . It may yet be doubted whether Cato was made public by any change of the author's purpose ; for Dennis charged him with raising prejudices in his own favour by false positions of ...
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... formed , " said Tonson , " the design of getting that lady from the time when he was first taken into the family . " In what part of his life he obtained the recommendation , or how long , and in what manner he lived in the family , I ...
... formed , " said Tonson , " the design of getting that lady from the time when he was first taken into the family . " In what part of his life he obtained the recommendation , or how long , and in what manner he lived in the family , I ...
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