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Page 182
Dryden's was not one of the gentle bosoms : Love , as it fubfifts in itself , with no
tendency but to the person loved , and withing only for correspondent kindness ;
such Love as shuts out all other interest , the Love of the Golden Age , was too ...
Dryden's was not one of the gentle bosoms : Love , as it fubfifts in itself , with no
tendency but to the person loved , and withing only for correspondent kindness ;
such Love as shuts out all other interest , the Love of the Golden Age , was too ...
Page 330
Tv + This fact was communicated to Johnson in my hearing by a person of
unquestionable veracity , but whose name I am not at liberty to mention . He had
it , as he told us , from lady Primrufe , to whom Steele related it with tears in his
eyes .
Tv + This fact was communicated to Johnson in my hearing by a person of
unquestionable veracity , but whose name I am not at liberty to mention . He had
it , as he told us , from lady Primrufe , to whom Steele related it with tears in his
eyes .
Page 334
... gentleman of the same name , who died young , supposed to be a Manksman ,
for that he wrote the history of the Isle of Man..That this person left his papers to
Mr. Addison , and had formed a plan of a tragedy upon the death of Socrates .
... gentleman of the same name , who died young , supposed to be a Manksman ,
for that he wrote the history of the Isle of Man..That this person left his papers to
Mr. Addison , and had formed a plan of a tragedy upon the death of Socrates .
Page 339
Halifax then named Addisoni , but required that the Treasurer should apply to him
in his own person . Godolphin fent the message by Mr. Boyle , afterwards lord
Carlton ; and Addison , having undertaken the work , communicated it to the ...
Halifax then named Addisoni , but required that the Treasurer should apply to him
in his own person . Godolphin fent the message by Mr. Boyle , afterwards lord
Carlton ; and Addison , having undertaken the work , communicated it to the ...
Page 421
... or a general , or some whimsical person , who fancied himself all these ; and
66 whether the people , who belonged to the family , would think that such a
person had $ 6 a design upon their midrifs or his own ? 6 66 In short , that Cato
should ...
... or a general , or some whimsical person , who fancied himself all these ; and
66 whether the people , who belonged to the family , would think that such a
person had $ 6 a design upon their midrifs or his own ? 6 66 In short , that Cato
should ...
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| Title | The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Volume 2 The Lives of the English Poets; and a criticism on their works, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1750 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2019 |
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