The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... against all danger . When Pope brought him the prologue , which is pro- perly accommodated to the play , there were these words , Britons , arife , be worth like this ap- proved ; meaning nothing more than , Britons erect and exalt ...
... against all danger . When Pope brought him the prologue , which is pro- perly accommodated to the play , there were these words , Britons , arife , be worth like this ap- proved ; meaning nothing more than , Britons erect and exalt ...
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... against a perpetual dictator . The Whigs , fays Pope , defign a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a fentence . The play , fupported thus by the emulation of factious praife , was acted night after night for a ...
... against a perpetual dictator . The Whigs , fays Pope , defign a second present , when they can accompany it with as good a fentence . The play , fupported thus by the emulation of factious praife , was acted night after night for a ...
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... topick of ridicule is his po- verty . This mode of abuse had been employ- ed by Milton against king Charles II . Jacobæi Centum exulantis vifcera Marsupii règis . And And Oldmixon delights to tell of fome alder- man of 32 ADDISON .
... topick of ridicule is his po- verty . This mode of abuse had been employ- ed by Milton against king Charles II . Jacobæi Centum exulantis vifcera Marsupii règis . And And Oldmixon delights to tell of fome alder- man of 32 ADDISON .
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... against the laws of friendship , or proprieties of decency ; but controvertists cannot long retain their kindnefs for each other . The Old Whig anfwered the Plebeian , and could not forbear fome contempt of little Dicky , whofe trade it ...
... against the laws of friendship , or proprieties of decency ; but controvertists cannot long retain their kindnefs for each other . The Old Whig anfwered the Plebeian , and could not forbear fome contempt of little Dicky , whofe trade it ...
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... against them . There is no reason to doubt that he suffered too much pain from the prevalence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that by fome difingenuous acts he endeavoured to obftruct it : Pope ...
... against them . There is no reason to doubt that he suffered too much pain from the prevalence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that by fome difingenuous acts he endeavoured to obftruct it : Pope ...
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Addiſon afterwards againſt almoſt anſwer appear aſked becauſe beſt Cato cenfure character compofitions confidered converfation criticiſm critick defign defire diſcovered Dryden Dunciad eaſily eaſy Effay elegance Engliſh epitaph faid fame fatire fays feems fent fentiments fhall fhew fince firft firſt folicited fome fomething fometimes foon friends friendſhip ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficiently fupply fuppofed furely himſelf honour houſe Iliad intereft kindneſs king laft laſt leaſt lefs likewife Lord maſter ment mind moſt Mufe muſt nature neceffary never numbers obferved occafion paffages paffed paffion perfonal perhaps pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praiſe prefent profe publick publiſhed purpoſe racter raiſe reader reaſon ſay ſcene ſeems ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſtage ſtate Steele ſtudy ſuch ſuppoſed Swift Syphax Tatler themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thought thouſand Tickell tion tranflation uſed verfe verfion verſes Whigs whofe whoſe write written wrote