The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... gives reafon to believe that little time was loft . But he remained not long neglected or ufe- lefs . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph triumph and confidence over the nation ; and lord Godolphin ADDISON . 9.
... gives reafon to believe that little time was loft . But he remained not long neglected or ufe- lefs . The victory at Blenheim ( 1704 ) spread triumph triumph and confidence over the nation ; and lord Godolphin ADDISON . 9.
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... give them but a small part of their due praife ; they fuper- added literature and criticism , and sometimes towered far above their predeceffors , and taught , with great justness of argument and dignity of language , the most important ...
... give them but a small part of their due praife ; they fuper- added literature and criticism , and sometimes towered far above their predeceffors , and taught , with great justness of argument and dignity of language , the most important ...
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... give fixteen hundred and eighty for the daily number . This fale is not great ; yet this , if Swift be credited , was likely to grow lefs ; for he de- clares that the Spectator , whom he ridicules for his endless mention of the fair fex ...
... give fixteen hundred and eighty for the daily number . This fale is not great ; yet this , if Swift be credited , was likely to grow lefs ; for he de- clares that the Spectator , whom he ridicules for his endless mention of the fair fex ...
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... give refentment its full play without appearing to revenge himself . He therefore published a Narrative of the Madness of John Dennis ; a performance which left the objections to the play in their full force , and therefore discovered ...
... give refentment its full play without appearing to revenge himself . He therefore published a Narrative of the Madness of John Dennis ; a performance which left the objections to the play in their full force , and therefore discovered ...
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... give thee this " man for thy flave . " The marriage , if un- contradicted report can be credited , made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal . She always re- membered her own rank , and thought ...
... give thee this " man for thy flave . " The marriage , if un- contradicted report can be credited , made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal . She always re- membered her own rank , and thought ...
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