Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 52
... hopes ! ' tis he , ' Tis Juba's self ! There is but one way left ! He must be murdered , and a passage cut Through those his guards . ' " Pray , what are ' those guards ' ? I thought at present that Juba's guards had been Sempronius's ...
... hopes ! ' tis he , ' Tis Juba's self ! There is but one way left ! He must be murdered , and a passage cut Through those his guards . ' " Pray , what are ' those guards ' ? I thought at present that Juba's guards had been Sempronius's ...
Page 60
... hope that intellectual greatness should produce better effects ; that minds qualified for great attainments should first endeavour their own benefit , and that they who are most able to teach others the way to happiness , should with ...
... hope that intellectual greatness should produce better effects ; that minds qualified for great attainments should first endeavour their own benefit , and that they who are most able to teach others the way to happiness , should with ...
Page 66
... hopes of seeing her as she might come by accident to the window , or cross her apartment with a candle in her hand . But all his assiduity and tender- ness were without effect , for he could neither soften her heart nor open her hand ...
... hopes of seeing her as she might come by accident to the window , or cross her apartment with a candle in her hand . But all his assiduity and tender- ness were without effect , for he could neither soften her heart nor open her hand ...
Page 81
... hope you will contribute all you can to an extension of that mercy which the gentlemen of the jury have been pleased ... hopes of life but from the mercy of the Crown , which was very earnestly solicited by his friends , and which , with ...
... hope you will contribute all you can to an extension of that mercy which the gentlemen of the jury have been pleased ... hopes of life but from the mercy of the Crown , which was very earnestly solicited by his friends , and which , with ...
Page 92
... hope is formed , thence fortitude , success , Renown - whate'er men covet and caress . ' This performance was always considered by himself as his masterpiece ; and Mr. Pope , when he asked his opinion of it , told him that he read it ...
... hope is formed , thence fortitude , success , Renown - whate'er men covet and caress . ' This performance was always considered by himself as his masterpiece ; and Mr. Pope , when he asked his opinion of it , told him that he read it ...
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