The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... poets , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , who was then , if not a poet , a writer of verses ; as is fhewn by his verfion of a small part of Virgil's Georgicks , publish- ed in the Mifcellanies , and a Latin encomium on queen Mary , in ...
... poets , inscribed to Henry Sacheverell , who was then , if not a poet , a writer of verses ; as is fhewn by his verfion of a small part of Virgil's Georgicks , publish- ed in the Mifcellanies , and a Latin encomium on queen Mary , in ...
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... poet . While he was travelling at leifure , he was far from being idle ; for he not only collected his obfervations on the country , but found time to write his Dialogues on Medals , and four acts of Cato . Such is the relation of ...
... poet . While he was travelling at leifure , he was far from being idle ; for he not only collected his obfervations on the country , but found time to write his Dialogues on Medals , and four acts of Cato . Such is the relation of ...
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... poet . Halifax told him that there was no encouragement for genius ; that worth- lefs men were unprofitably enriched with pub- lic money , without any care to find or em- ploy those whofe appearance might do honour to their country . To ...
... poet . Halifax told him that there was no encouragement for genius ; that worth- lefs men were unprofitably enriched with pub- lic money , without any care to find or em- ploy those whofe appearance might do honour to their country . To ...
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... poet . Addison , who was no ftranger to the world , probably faw the selfishness of Pope's friend- fhip ; and , refolving that he should have the confequences of his officioufnefs to himself , informed Dennis by Steele , that he was ...
... poet . Addison , who was no ftranger to the world , probably faw the selfishness of Pope's friend- fhip ; and , refolving that he should have the confequences of his officioufnefs to himself , informed Dennis by Steele , that he was ...
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