The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... character of his father , may be reasonably fuppofed to have given him strong impreffions of piety , he was committed to the care of Mr. Naifh at Am- brofbury , and afterwards of Mr. Taylor at Salisbury . Not to name the fchool or the ...
... character of his father , may be reasonably fuppofed to have given him strong impreffions of piety , he was committed to the care of Mr. Naifh at Am- brofbury , and afterwards of Mr. Taylor at Salisbury . Not to name the fchool or the ...
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... character of Spenfer , whose work he had then never read * . So little fometimes is criticism the effect of judgment . It is neceffary to inform the reader , that about this time he was introduced by Congreve to Montague , then ...
... character of Spenfer , whose work he had then never read * . So little fometimes is criticism the effect of judgment . It is neceffary to inform the reader , that about this time he was introduced by Congreve to Montague , then ...
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... characters more opposite than those of Wharton and Ad- difon could not eafily be brought together . Wharton was impious , profligate , and shame- lefs , without regard , or appearance of regard , to right and wrong : whatever is ...
... characters more opposite than those of Wharton and Ad- difon could not eafily be brought together . Wharton was impious , profligate , and shame- lefs , without regard , or appearance of regard , to right and wrong : whatever is ...
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... Characters and Manners of the Age . The perfonages introduced in these papers were not merely ideal ; they were then known , and confpicuous in various stations . Of the Tatler this is told by Steele in his last paper , and of the ...
... Characters and Manners of the Age . The perfonages introduced in these papers were not merely ideal ; they were then known , and confpicuous in various stations . Of the Tatler this is told by Steele in his last paper , and of the ...
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... character of Guardian was too narrow and too ferious : it might properly enough ad- mit both the duties and the decencies of life , but feemed not to include literary fpeculati- ons , and was in fome degree violated by merriment and ...
... character of Guardian was too narrow and too ferious : it might properly enough ad- mit both the duties and the decencies of life , but feemed not to include literary fpeculati- ons , and was in fome degree violated by merriment and ...
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