The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... received . * Addison had enough of the zeal of party , but Steele had at that time almost nothing else . The Spectator , in one of the firft papers , fhew- ed the political tenets of its authors ; but a refolution was foon taken of ...
... received . * Addison had enough of the zeal of party , but Steele had at that time almost nothing else . The Spectator , in one of the firft papers , fhew- ed the political tenets of its authors ; but a refolution was foon taken of ...
Page 16
... grew popular , it was stolen by the antagonist , who by this stra- tagem conveyed his notions to those who would not have received him had he not worn the appearance appearance of a friend . The tumult of those unhappy 16 ON . A D D IS.
... grew popular , it was stolen by the antagonist , who by this stra- tagem conveyed his notions to those who would not have received him had he not worn the appearance appearance of a friend . The tumult of those unhappy 16 ON . A D D IS.
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... he did not know to be true by any cogent teftimony ; for when Addison put the play into his hands , he only told him it was the work of a Gentleman in the Company ; mer ; and and when it was received , as is confeffed , 28 ADDISON .
... he did not know to be true by any cogent teftimony ; for when Addison put the play into his hands , he only told him it was the work of a Gentleman in the Company ; mer ; and and when it was received , as is confeffed , 28 ADDISON .
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... received would raise wonder , did we not daily fee the capricious distribution of the- atrical praise . He was not all this time an indifferent fpec- tator of publick affairs . He wrote , as differ- ent exigencies required ( in 1707 ...
... received would raise wonder , did we not daily fee the capricious distribution of the- atrical praise . He was not all this time an indifferent fpec- tator of publick affairs . He wrote , as differ- ent exigencies required ( in 1707 ...
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... , a meffage by the earl of Warwick to Mr. Gay , defiring to fee him : Gay , who had not visited him for fome time before , obeyed the fum- • Spencc . mons , mons , and found himself received with great kindness . 40 ADDISON .
... , a meffage by the earl of Warwick to Mr. Gay , defiring to fee him : Gay , who had not visited him for fome time before , obeyed the fum- • Spencc . mons , mons , and found himself received with great kindness . 40 ADDISON .
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