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Page 200
Whate'er thou'lt be , O guide our gentle course ; And with thy smiles our boid
attempts enforce ; With me th'unknowing rufics ' wants relieve , And , though on
earth , our sacred vows receive ! Mr. DRYDEN , having received from Rhymer his
...
Whate'er thou'lt be , O guide our gentle course ; And with thy smiles our boid
attempts enforce ; With me th'unknowing rufics ' wants relieve , And , though on
earth , our sacred vows receive ! Mr. DRYDEN , having received from Rhymer his
...
Page 259
He was of an advanced age , and I was only yet a boy ; yet he never received my
motions with contempt . He was a Whig , with all the virulence and malevolence
of his party ; yet difference of opinion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and
...
He was of an advanced age , and I was only yet a boy ; yet he never received my
motions with contempt . He was a Whig , with all the virulence and malevolence
of his party ; yet difference of opinion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and
...
Page 317
The prince of Wales chose him clerk of his council ; and the lord - chancellor
Parker , as foon as he received the seals , appointed him , unasked , secretary of
the presentations . Such an accumulation of employments undoubtedly produced
a ...
The prince of Wales chose him clerk of his council ; and the lord - chancellor
Parker , as foon as he received the seals , appointed him , unasked , secretary of
the presentations . Such an accumulation of employments undoubtedly produced
a ...
Page 376
Gay , who had not visited him for some time before , obeyed the summons , and
found himself received with great kindness . The purpose for which the interview
had been folicited was then discovered . Addison told him , that he had injured ...
Gay , who had not visited him for some time before , obeyed the summons , and
found himself received with great kindness . The purpose for which the interview
had been folicited was then discovered . Addison told him , that he had injured ...
Page 445
He accepted a place in the high commission , without knowledge , as he
declared after the Revolution , of its illegality . Having few religious scruples , he
attended the king to mass , and kneeled with the rest ; but had no dispensation to
receive ...
He accepted a place in the high commission , without knowledge , as he
declared after the Revolution , of its illegality . Having few religious scruples , he
attended the king to mass , and kneeled with the rest ; but had no dispensation to
receive ...
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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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