The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... house , and afterwards to the press , and fold the copy for fifty guineas . To the opinion of Steele may be added the proof supplied by the play itself , of which the characters are fuch as Addifon would have de- lineated , and the ...
... house , and afterwards to the press , and fold the copy for fifty guineas . To the opinion of Steele may be added the proof supplied by the play itself , of which the characters are fuch as Addifon would have de- lineated , and the ...
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... House of Hanover took poffeffion of the throne , it was reasonable to expect that the zeal of Addison would be suitably reward- ed . Before the arrival of king George he was made secretary to the regency , and was requir- ed by his ...
... House of Hanover took poffeffion of the throne , it was reasonable to expect that the zeal of Addison would be suitably reward- ed . Before the arrival of king George he was made secretary to the regency , and was requir- ed by his ...
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... house , and ordered him to dispatch the meffage . Southwell readily told what was ne- ceffary , in the common ftile of business , and valued himself upon having done what was too hard for Addison . He was better qualified for the ...
... house , and ordered him to dispatch the meffage . Southwell readily told what was ne- ceffary , in the common ftile of business , and valued himself upon having done what was too hard for Addison . He was better qualified for the ...
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... house of com- mons he could not fpeak , and therefore was useless to the defence of the government . In the office , fays Pope * , he could not iffue an order without losing his time in queft of fine expreffions . What he gained in rank ...
... house of com- mons he could not fpeak , and therefore was useless to the defence of the government . In the office , fays Pope * , he could not iffue an order without losing his time in queft of fine expreffions . What he gained in rank ...
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... house of lords , fo limited , would have been defpotick and irresistible . To prevent this fubverfion of the ancient establishment , Steele , whofe pen readily fe- conded his political paffions , endeavoured to alarm the nation by a ...
... house of lords , fo limited , would have been defpotick and irresistible . To prevent this fubverfion of the ancient establishment , Steele , whofe pen readily fe- conded his political paffions , endeavoured to alarm the nation by a ...
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