Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... gave rise to division of opinion . The Life of Savage is a noble piece of truth , although it rests on faith put in a fraud . H. M. LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . ADDISON . JOSEPH ADDISON 6 INTRODUCTION . he was the son of the nurse with ...
... gave rise to division of opinion . The Life of Savage is a noble piece of truth , although it rests on faith put in a fraud . H. M. LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS . ADDISON . JOSEPH ADDISON 6 INTRODUCTION . he was the son of the nurse with ...
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... gave testimony of the difficulties to which he had been reduced , he found his old patrons out of power , and was therefore , for a time , at full leisure for the cultivation of his mind ; and a mind so cultivated gives reason to ...
... gave testimony of the difficulties to which he had been reduced , he found his old patrons out of power , and was therefore , for a time , at full leisure for the cultivation of his mind ; and a mind so cultivated gives reason to ...
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... 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 . " The play , supported thus ...
... 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 . " The play , supported thus ...
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... 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 admit both the duties and the decencies of life , but seemed not ...
... 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 admit both the duties and the decencies of life , but seemed not ...
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... gave me his opinion . " If I had set , " said he , " ten school- boys to write on the battle of Blenheim , and eight had brought me the angel , I should not have been surprised . " The opera of Rosamond , though it is seldom mentioned ...
... gave me his opinion . " If I had set , " said he , " ten school- boys to write on the battle of Blenheim , and eight had brought me the angel , I should not have been surprised . " The opera of Rosamond , though it is seldom mentioned ...
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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