Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... successful scenes . To this play Addison supplied a prologue . When the Marquis of Wharton was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secre- tary ; and was made Keeper of the Records , in Birming- ham's Tower ...
... successful scenes . To this play Addison supplied a prologue . When the Marquis of Wharton was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secre- tary ; and was made Keeper of the Records , in Birming- ham's Tower ...
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... success is not without a cloud . No sooner was Cato offered to the reader than it was attacked by the acute ... successful play ; but was eager to tell friends and enemies that they had misplaced their admirations . The world was too ...
... success is not without a cloud . No sooner was Cato offered to the reader than it was attacked by the acute ... successful play ; but was eager to tell friends and enemies that they had misplaced their admirations . The world was too ...
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... success- ful beyond expectation ; and its success has introduced or confirmed among us the use of dialogue too decla- matory , of unaffecting elegance , and chill philosophy . The universality of applause , however it might quell the ...
... success- ful beyond expectation ; and its success has introduced or confirmed among us the use of dialogue too decla- matory , of unaffecting elegance , and chill philosophy . The universality of applause , however it might quell the ...
Page 65
... successful , and that Savage was employed at the awl longer than he was willing to confess : nor was it perhaps any great advantage to him , that an unexpected dis- covery determined him to quit his occupation . About this time his ...
... successful , and that Savage was employed at the awl longer than he was willing to confess : nor was it perhaps any great advantage to him , that an unexpected dis- covery determined him to quit his occupation . About this time his ...
Page 66
... success or merit of this performance I know not ; it was probably lost among the innumerable pamphlets to which that dispute gave occasion . Mr. Savage was himself in a little time ashamed of it , and endeavoured to suppress it , by ...
... success or merit of this performance I know not ; it was probably lost among the innumerable pamphlets to which that dispute gave occasion . Mr. Savage was himself in a little time ashamed of it , and endeavoured to suppress it , by ...
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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