Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1952 - English poetry |
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Page 49
... wrote on as he had written before , and never turned aside to quiet them by civility , or repress them by confutation . He depended with great security on his own powers , and perhaps was for that reason less diligent in perusing books ...
... wrote on as he had written before , and never turned aside to quiet them by civility , or repress them by confutation . He depended with great security on his own powers , and perhaps was for that reason less diligent in perusing books ...
Page 79
... wrote another poem on the death of the duke of Gloucester . In 1710 he became fellow of the college ; and next year , entering into orders , was presented by the society with a living in Warwickshire , consistent with his fellow- ship ...
... wrote another poem on the death of the duke of Gloucester . In 1710 he became fellow of the college ; and next year , entering into orders , was presented by the society with a living in Warwickshire , consistent with his fellow- ship ...
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... wrote in 1720 , says , he was chap- lain and clerk of the closet to the late Queen , who honoured him by standing godmother to the Poet . His fellowship of Winchester he resigned in favour of a Mr. Harris , who married his only daughter ...
... wrote in 1720 , says , he was chap- lain and clerk of the closet to the late Queen , who honoured him by standing godmother to the Poet . His fellowship of Winchester he resigned in favour of a Mr. Harris , who married his only daughter ...
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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