Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 81
... Steele . It is not hard to love those from whom nothing can be feared , and Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the predominating genius of Addison , whom he ...
... Steele . It is not hard to love those from whom nothing can be feared , and Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the predominating genius of Addison , whom he ...
Page 105
... Steele's politicks on fire , and wit at once blazed into faction . He was soon too hot for neutral topicks , and quitted The Guardian to write The Eng- lishman " . The papers of Addison are marked in The Spectator by one of 74 the ...
... Steele's politicks on fire , and wit at once blazed into faction . He was soon too hot for neutral topicks , and quitted The Guardian to write The Eng- lishman " . The papers of Addison are marked in The Spectator by one of 74 the ...
Page 115
... Steele was then known to be the advocate for the commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian , and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question without any personal notice of his opponent . Nothing hitherto ...
... Steele was then known to be the advocate for the commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian , and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question without any personal notice of his opponent . Nothing hitherto ...
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