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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... These men drew up an Affociation , in which they whofe names were fubfcribed declared their refolution to restore king James ; to feize the princefs of Orange , dead or alive ; and to be ready with thirty thousand men to meet king James ...
... These men drew up an Affociation , in which they whofe names were fubfcribed declared their refolution to restore king James ; to feize the princefs of Orange , dead or alive ; and to be ready with thirty thousand men to meet king James ...
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... these prejudices , hardly culpable , intereft adds a power always operating , though not always , because not willingly , perceived . The modesty of praise wears gradually away ; and perhaps the pride of patronage may be in time fo ...
... these prejudices , hardly culpable , intereft adds a power always operating , though not always , because not willingly , perceived . The modesty of praise wears gradually away ; and perhaps the pride of patronage may be in time fo ...
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... These verses exhibit all the fondness of friendship ; but on one fide or the other , friendship was afterwards too weak for the malignity of faction . In this poem is a very confident and discriminative character of Spenfer , whofe work ...
... These verses exhibit all the fondness of friendship ; but on one fide or the other , friendship was afterwards too weak for the malignity of faction . In this poem is a very confident and discriminative character of Spenfer , whofe work ...
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... These Mercuries were fucceeded by L'Eftrange's Obfervator , and that by Leley's Rehearsal , and per- haps by others ; but hitherto nothing had been con- veyed to the people , in this commodious manner , but controverfy relating to the ...
... These Mercuries were fucceeded by L'Eftrange's Obfervator , and that by Leley's Rehearsal , and per- haps by others ; but hitherto nothing had been con- veyed to the people , in this commodious manner , but controverfy relating to the ...
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... these papers were not merely ideal ; they were then known , and confpicuous in various ftations . Of the Tatler this is told by Steele in his laft paper , and of the Spectator by Budgell in the Preface to Theo- phraftus , a book which ...
... these papers were not merely ideal ; they were then known , and confpicuous in various ftations . Of the Tatler this is told by Steele in his laft paper , and of the Spectator by Budgell in the Preface to Theo- phraftus , a book which ...
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Addiſon affiftance afterwards againſt anſwer appeared becauſe Beggar's Opera beſt Cato cenfure character compofitions confidered converfation death deferved defign defired diſcovered earl eaſily Effay elegance endeavoured Engliſh faid fame fatire favour fays fcenes feems feldom fent fentiments fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt folicited fome fometimes foon friends friendſhip ftill ftudies fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficient fupplied fuppofed fupport fure genius himſelf honour houfe houſe intereft juft kindneſs king laft laſt leaſt lefs likewife Lord maſter moft moſt muſt neceffary neceffity never obferved occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon perhaps pleafing pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poetry Pope praife praiſe prefent profe promife publick publiſhed purpoſe Queen raiſed reafon refolution Savage ſeems ſhe ſtate Swift Syphax Tatler tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought Tickell tion tranflated Tyrconnel uſed verfes verſes Whigs whofe whoſe write written wrote