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Page 173
... sense of the precedent couplet ; lo again , he interpolates Virgil with that and ' s
the round circle of the year to guide powerful of blessings , which thou strew'st
around . A « ridiculous Latinism , and an impertinent addi3 66 tion ; " tion ; indeed
...
... sense of the precedent couplet ; lo again , he interpolates Virgil with that and ' s
the round circle of the year to guide powerful of blessings , which thou strew'st
around . A « ridiculous Latinism , and an impertinent addi3 66 tion ; " tion ; indeed
...
Page 234
tion for what reasons chis design was dropped , though they are very much to Mr.
Smith's honour . The truth is , and I speak it before living witnesses , whilst an
agreeable company could fix him upon a subject of useful literature , nobody
thone ...
tion for what reasons chis design was dropped , though they are very much to Mr.
Smith's honour . The truth is , and I speak it before living witnesses , whilst an
agreeable company could fix him upon a subject of useful literature , nobody
thone ...
Page 254
Smith not pleased with the contradi & tion of a shopman , and boastful of his own
knowledge , treated the notice with rude contempt , and swallowed his own
medicine , which , in July 1710 , brought him to the grave . He : was buried at ...
Smith not pleased with the contradi & tion of a shopman , and boastful of his own
knowledge , treated the notice with rude contempt , and swallowed his own
medicine , which , in July 1710 , brought him to the grave . He : was buried at ...
Page 322
ܪܪ Pope has left behind him another , men tion of his companion , less
advantageous , which is thus reported by Dr. Warburton : 1x : ipat " Rowe , in Mr.
Pope's opinion , maintaited " a decent character , but had no heart . Mr. “ Addison
was ...
ܪܪ Pope has left behind him another , men tion of his companion , less
advantageous , which is thus reported by Dr. Warburton : 1x : ipat " Rowe , in Mr.
Pope's opinion , maintaited " a decent character , but had no heart . Mr. “ Addison
was ...
Page 334
The informa . tion thus communicated is , that the verses in question were not an
address to the famous Dr. Sacheverell , but to a very ingenious gentleman of the
same name , who died young , supposed to be a Manksman , for that he wrote ...
The informa . tion thus communicated is , that the verses in question were not an
address to the famous Dr. Sacheverell , but to a very ingenious gentleman of the
same name , who died young , supposed to be a Manksman , for that he wrote ...
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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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