Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... suffered and overcame the hardest trials , firm always to his duty , true servant of God and friend of man . Richard Savage's whole public life was built upon a lie . His base nature foiled any attempt made to befriend him ; and the ...
... suffered and overcame the hardest trials , firm always to his duty , true servant of God and friend of man . Richard Savage's whole public life was built upon a lie . His base nature foiled any attempt made to befriend him ; and the ...
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... suffered . " He was in Ireland when Steele , without any communication of his design , began the publication of the ... suffer much by his unconsciousness of its commencement , or his absence at its cessation ; for he continued his ...
... suffered . " He was in Ireland when Steele , without any communication of his design , began the publication of the ... suffer much by his unconsciousness of its commencement , or his absence at its cessation ; for he continued his ...
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... 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 his friend's indignation that he was forced to appease him by a ...
... 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 his friend's indignation that he was forced to appease him by a ...
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... suffered too much pain from the pre- valence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that by some disingenuous acts he endeavoured B - 131 ADDISON . 33 . awkward man that he ever saw." And Addison...
... suffered too much pain from the pre- valence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that by some disingenuous acts he endeavoured B - 131 ADDISON . 33 . awkward man that he ever saw." And Addison...
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... suffered to stand . " The last 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 ...
... suffered to stand . " The last 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 ...
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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