The Lives of the English Poets: And a Criticism of Their Works, Volume 2Wilson, 1781 |
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Page 43
... used to say of himself , that , with refpect to intellectual wealth , " he could draw bills for a thousand " pounds , though he had not a guinea in his pocket . " That he wanted current coin for ready pay- ment , and by that want was ...
... used to say of himself , that , with refpect to intellectual wealth , " he could draw bills for a thousand " pounds , though he had not a guinea in his pocket . " That he wanted current coin for ready pay- ment , and by that want was ...
Page 44
... used to depre- ciate Dryden , whom Pope and Congreve de- fended against them . There is no reason to doubt that he suffered too much pain from the prevalence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that ...
... used to depre- ciate Dryden , whom Pope and Congreve de- fended against them . There is no reason to doubt that he suffered too much pain from the prevalence of Pope's poetical reputation ; nor is it without strong reason suspected that ...
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... used to fpeak as a poor thing * ; but it is not worse than his usual ftrain . He has faid , not very judiciously , in his character of Waller : Thy verfe could fhew ev'n Cromwell's in- nocence , And compliment the ftorms that bore him ...
... used to fpeak as a poor thing * ; but it is not worse than his usual ftrain . He has faid , not very judiciously , in his character of Waller : Thy verfe could fhew ev'n Cromwell's in- nocence , And compliment the ftorms that bore him ...
Page 105
... used in Churches ; which , being recommended by the archbishops and many bishops , obtained a li- cense for its admiffion into publick worship ; but no admiffion has it yet obtained , nor has it any right to come where Brady and Tate ...
... used in Churches ; which , being recommended by the archbishops and many bishops , obtained a li- cense for its admiffion into publick worship ; but no admiffion has it yet obtained , nor has it any right to come where Brady and Tate ...
Page 109
... used to point every epigram upon dull writers , that it became at last a bye - word of contempt : but it deserves obfervation that malignity takes hold only of his writings , and that his life passed without reproach , even when his ...
... used to point every epigram upon dull writers , that it became at last a bye - word of contempt : but it deserves obfervation that malignity takes hold only of his writings , and that his life passed without reproach , even when his ...
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