Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pages |
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... supported thus by the emulation of factious praise , was acted night after night for a longer time than , I believe , the public had allowed to any drama before ; and the author , as Mrs. Porter long afterwards related , wandered ...
... supported thus by the emulation of factious praise , was acted night after night for a longer time than , I believe , the public had allowed to any drama before ; and the author , as Mrs. Porter long afterwards related , wandered ...
Page 62
... supporting , assisting , and defending him , delight to see him struggling with misery , or that she would take every opportunity of aggravating his misfortunes , and obstruct- ing his resources , and with an implacable and restless ...
... supporting , assisting , and defending him , delight to see him struggling with misery , or that she would take every opportunity of aggravating his misfortunes , and obstruct- ing his resources , and with an implacable and restless ...
Page 69
... than ingratitude . But Sir Richard must likewise be acquitted of severity , for who is there that can patiently bear contempt from one whom he has relieved and supported , whose establishment he has laboured , and whose SAVAGE . 69.
... than ingratitude . But Sir Richard must likewise be acquitted of severity , for who is there that can patiently bear contempt from one whom he has relieved and supported , whose establishment he has laboured , and whose SAVAGE . 69.
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Samuel Johnson. supported , whose establishment he has laboured , and whose interest he has promoted ? 1 He was now again abandoned to fortune without any other friend than Mr. Wilks ; a man who , whatever were his abilities or skill as ...
Samuel Johnson. supported , whose establishment he has laboured , and whose interest he has promoted ? 1 He was now again abandoned to fortune without any other friend than Mr. Wilks ; a man who , whatever were his abilities or skill as ...
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... supporting him by their countenance and patronage . But he had generally the mortification to hear that the whole interest of his mother was employed to frustrate his applications , and that she never left any expedient untried by which ...
... supporting him by their countenance and patronage . But he had generally the mortification to hear that the whole interest of his mother was employed to frustrate his applications , and that she never left any expedient untried by which ...
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