The lives of the most eminent English poetsJ. Buckland, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Payne and Sons, L. Davis, B. White and Son ... [and 36 others in London], 1787 |
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... lived to his feventy- ninth year , and died May 20 , 1713 . Burnet is not very favourable to his memory ; but he and Burnet were old rivals . On fome publick oc- cafion they both preached before the houfe of commons , There prevailed in ...
... lived to his feventy- ninth year , and died May 20 , 1713 . Burnet is not very favourable to his memory ; but he and Burnet were old rivals . On fome publick oc- cafion they both preached before the houfe of commons , There prevailed in ...
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... lived on difcontented through the rest of queen Anne's reign ; but the time came at laft when he found kinder friends . At the acceffion of king George he was made poet laureat ; I am afraid by the ejection of poor Nahum Tate , who ...
... lived on difcontented through the rest of queen Anne's reign ; but the time came at laft when he found kinder friends . At the acceffion of king George he was made poet laureat ; I am afraid by the ejection of poor Nahum Tate , who ...
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... lived to finish , but not to publifh . It feems to have been printed under the care of Dr. Welwood , who prefixed the author's life , in which is contained the following character : " As to his perfon , it was graceful and well - made ...
... lived to finish , but not to publifh . It feems to have been printed under the care of Dr. Welwood , who prefixed the author's life , in which is contained the following character : " As to his perfon , it was graceful and well - made ...
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... feared ; and Addison never confi- dered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he con- feffes , under an habitual fubjection to the predominat- ing genius of Addifon , whom he always mentioned with 3 ing 42 ADDISON .
... feared ; and Addison never confi- dered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he con- feffes , under an habitual fubjection to the predominat- ing genius of Addifon , whom he always mentioned with 3 ing 42 ADDISON .
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... lived on unanfwered , and therefore little read : Addison knew the policy of literature too well to make his enemy important , by drawing the atten- tion of the publick upon a criticifm , which , though fometimes intemperate , was often ...
... lived on unanfwered , and therefore little read : Addison knew the policy of literature too well to make his enemy important , by drawing the atten- tion of the publick upon a criticifm , which , though fometimes intemperate , was often ...
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