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Page 117
When he has any objection to obviate , or any licence to defend , he is not very
scrupulous about what he aflerts , nor very cautious , if the present purpose be
served , not to entangle himself in his own sophistries . But when all arts are ...
When he has any objection to obviate , or any licence to defend , he is not very
scrupulous about what he aflerts , nor very cautious , if the present purpose be
served , not to entangle himself in his own sophistries . But when all arts are ...
Page 276
The Court having thus a claim to his diligence and gratitude , he was required to
write the History of the Ryehouse Plot ; and in 1685 published A true Account and
Declaration of the horrid Conspiracy against the late King , his present Majesty ...
The Court having thus a claim to his diligence and gratitude , he was required to
write the History of the Ryehouse Plot ; and in 1685 published A true Account and
Declaration of the horrid Conspiracy against the late King , his present Majesty ...
Page 303
... criticised in the Examiner , and so successfully either defended or excused by
Mr. Addison , that , for the sake of the vindication , it ought to be preserved . ** At
the accession of the present family his merits were acknowledged and rewarded .
... criticised in the Examiner , and so successfully either defended or excused by
Mr. Addison , that , for the sake of the vindication , it ought to be preserved . ** At
the accession of the present family his merits were acknowledged and rewarded .
Page 355
He called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of
Liberty so well against a perpetual dictator . The Whigs , says Pope , design a
second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence . *
Spence .
He called Booth to his box , and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of
Liberty so well against a perpetual dictator . The Whigs , says Pope , design a
second present , when they can accompany it with as good a sentence . *
Spence .
Page 415
... his business , and upon the present danger ; - instead of meditating and
contriving how he « shall pass with his mistress through the 66 southern southern
gate , where her brother Marcus is upon the A D D IS O N. 415.
... his business , and upon the present danger ; - instead of meditating and
contriving how he « shall pass with his mistress through the 66 southern southern
gate , where her brother Marcus is upon the A D D IS O N. 415.
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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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