Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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Page 20
... line was liquidated to " Britains , attend . " Now " heavily in clouds came on the day , the great , the important day , " when Addison was to stand the hazard of the theatre . That there might , however , be left as little hazard as ...
... line was liquidated to " Britains , attend . " Now " heavily in clouds came on the day , the great , the important day , " when Addison was to stand the hazard of the theatre . That there might , however , be left as little hazard as ...
Page 21
... line in which liberty was mentioned , as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap , to show that the satire was unfelt . The story of Bolingbroke is well known ; he called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas ...
... line in which liberty was mentioned , as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap , to show that the satire was unfelt . The story of Bolingbroke is well known ; he called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas ...
Page 30
... lines of Cato , which were at once detection and reproof . The Bill was laid aside during that session , and Addison died before the next , in which its commitment was rejected by two hundred and sixty - five to one hundred and seventy ...
... lines of Cato , which were at once detection and reproof . The Bill was laid aside during that session , and Addison died before the next , in which its commitment was rejected by two hundred and sixty - five to one hundred and seventy ...
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... lines : - " He taught us how to live ; and , oh ! too high The price of knowledge , taught us how to die ' in which he alludes , as he told Dr. Young , to this moving interview . Having given directions to Mr. Tickell for the publica ...
... lines : - " He taught us how to live ; and , oh ! too high The price of knowledge , taught us how to die ' in which he alludes , as he told Dr. Young , to this moving interview . Having given directions to Mr. Tickell for the publica ...
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... line of Cato is Pope's , having been originally written- " And oh ! ' twas this that ended Cato's life . " Pope might have made more objections to the six con- aluding lines . In the first couplet the words " from hence " are improper ...
... line of Cato is Pope's , having been originally written- " And oh ! ' twas this that ended Cato's life . " Pope might have made more objections to the six con- aluding lines . In the first couplet the words " from hence " are improper ...
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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