The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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... 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 Spectator by Budgell in the Pre- face to Theophraftus ; a book which ...
... 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 Spectator by Budgell in the Pre- face to Theophraftus ; a book which ...
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... these words , Britons , arife , be worth like this ap- proved ; meaning nothing more than , Britons erect and exalt yourselves to the approbation of publick virtue . Addison was frighted left he should be thought a promoter of ...
... these words , Britons , arife , be worth like this ap- proved ; meaning nothing more than , Britons erect and exalt yourselves to the approbation of publick virtue . Addison was frighted left he should be thought a promoter of ...
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... these papers were written with powers truly comick , with nice difcrimination of characters , and accurate obfervation of na- tural or accidental deviations from propriety ; but it was not supposed that he had tried a comedy on the ...
... these papers were written with powers truly comick , with nice difcrimination of characters , and accurate obfervation of na- tural or accidental deviations from propriety ; but it was not supposed that he had tried a comedy on the ...
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... these are named by Tickell the Essays on Wit , those on the Pleasures of the Imagination , and the Criticism on Milton . When the House of Hanover took poffeffion of the throne , it was reasonable to expect that the zeal of Addison ...
... these are named by Tickell the Essays on Wit , those on the Pleasures of the Imagination , and the Criticism on Milton . When the House of Hanover took poffeffion of the throne , it was reasonable to expect that the zeal of Addison ...
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... These pious compofitions Pope imputed * to a selfish motive , upon the credit , as he owns , of Tonfon ; who having quarrelled with Ad- dison , and not loving him , faid , that , when he laid down the fecretary's office , he intend- ed ...
... These pious compofitions Pope imputed * to a selfish motive , upon the credit , as he owns , of Tonfon ; who having quarrelled with Ad- dison , and not loving him , faid , that , when he laid down the fecretary's office , he intend- ed ...
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