Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageG. Olms, 1968 - English poetry |
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... common order in writing , from his endeavouring always to word it too finely . ' POPE , Spence's Anec . p . 175. Spence adds in a note : - ' Lord Oxford said one day before Mr. Sandys : " This fellow can't write a common letter , " and ...
... common order in writing , from his endeavouring always to word it too finely . ' POPE , Spence's Anec . p . 175. Spence adds in a note : - ' Lord Oxford said one day before Mr. Sandys : " This fellow can't write a common letter , " and ...
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... common solemnity by Bishop Atterbury [ the Dean ] . ' Newton's Works , 1782 , i . 11 . Addison's daughter died in 1797. Works , v . 424. Mrs. Piozzi wrote on the margin of The Tatler , 1789 , iv . 333 : - ' My mother said Miss Addison ...
... common solemnity by Bishop Atterbury [ the Dean ] . ' Newton's Works , 1782 , i . 11 . Addison's daughter died in 1797. Works , v . 424. Mrs. Piozzi wrote on the margin of The Tatler , 1789 , iv . 333 : - ' My mother said Miss Addison ...
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... common life , of real manners , and daily incidents , it apparently presupposes a familiar knowledge of many characters and exact observation of the passing world ; the difficulty there- fore is to conceive how this knowledge can be ...
... common life , of real manners , and daily incidents , it apparently presupposes a familiar knowledge of many characters and exact observation of the passing world ; the difficulty there- fore is to conceive how this knowledge can be ...
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