Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageG. Olms, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 174
... Character , probably written by herself but ascribed by her to Pope , she described her person as ' most amiably majestic . ' Warbur- ton's Pope , viii . 184. For Atossa , a character Pope probably drew from her , see Pope's Works ...
... Character , probably written by herself but ascribed by her to Pope , she described her person as ' most amiably majestic . ' Warbur- ton's Pope , viii . 184. For Atossa , a character Pope probably drew from her , see Pope's Works ...
Page 190
... character till after the Duke's departure , yet the bur- thens of the embassy lay upon him . ' It was in the embassy to Utrecht that Strafford refused to be associated with him . Swift wrote on Nov. 20 , 1711 : ' I hear Prior's ...
... character till after the Duke's departure , yet the bur- thens of the embassy lay upon him . ' It was in the embassy to Utrecht that Strafford refused to be associated with him . Swift wrote on Nov. 20 , 1711 : ' I hear Prior's ...
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... Characters of the Court of Queen Anne he is described as one of the best poets in England , but very factious in conversation ; a thin , hollow - looked man . ' Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky , Esq . Of this character ...
... Characters of the Court of Queen Anne he is described as one of the best poets in England , but very factious in conversation ; a thin , hollow - looked man . ' Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky , Esq . Of this character ...
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