Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1952 - English poetry |
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... discovered that the unkle , whoever he was , is with much justice delivered to posterity as a false Guardian ; he seems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be ...
... discovered that the unkle , whoever he was , is with much justice delivered to posterity as a false Guardian ; he seems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endeavoured to direct his niece till she should be ...
Page 273
... discovered , or been shewn , that the truth which subsisted in spite of reason could not be very clear , he substituted And spite of pride , in erring reason's spite . To such oversights will the most vigorous mind be liable , when it ...
... discovered , or been shewn , that the truth which subsisted in spite of reason could not be very clear , he substituted And spite of pride , in erring reason's spite . To such oversights will the most vigorous mind be liable , when it ...
Page 369
... discovered in the defence , that Prior's Epilogue to Phaedra had a little excited jealousy ; and something of Prior's plan may be discovered in the performance of his rival . Of this distinguished Epilogue the reputed author was the ...
... discovered in the defence , that Prior's Epilogue to Phaedra had a little excited jealousy ; and something of Prior's plan may be discovered in the performance of his rival . Of this distinguished Epilogue the reputed author was the ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards Ambrose Philips appeared blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber considered contempt criticism death delight deserved diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Edward Young elegance endeavoured English poetry epitaph Essay excellence expected expence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius honour Iliad imagination judgement kind King known labour Lady learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax Lyttelton mentioned mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers occasion once opinion Orrery passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed publick published Queen reader reason received reputation resentment satire Savage says seems shew shewn Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift Tatler Thomson Tickell tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel unkle verses virtue Whigs Winchester College write written wrote Young