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... Lord Bolingbroke , whom he mentions with great regard in an Epistle upon Authors , which he wrote about that time ; but was too wise to publish , and of which only some fragments have appeared , inserted by him in the Magazine after his ...
... Lord Bolingbroke , whom he mentions with great regard in an Epistle upon Authors , which he wrote about that time ; but was too wise to publish , and of which only some fragments have appeared , inserted by him in the Magazine after his ...
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... Lord Bolingbroke , and if he should not be living , to the Earl of Marchmont ; undoubtedly ex- pecting them to be proud of the trust , and eager to extend his fame . But let no man dream of in- fluence beyond his life . After a decent ...
... Lord Bolingbroke , and if he should not be living , to the Earl of Marchmont ; undoubtedly ex- pecting them to be proud of the trust , and eager to extend his fame . But let no man dream of in- fluence beyond his life . After a decent ...
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... Lord Orrery till he obtained a screen . He practised his arts on such small occasions , that Lady Bolingbroke used to say , in a French phrase , that “ he played the politician about cabbages and turnips . " His unjustifiable impression ...
... Lord Orrery till he obtained a screen . He practised his arts on such small occasions , that Lady Bolingbroke used to say , in a French phrase , that “ he played the politician about cabbages and turnips . " His unjustifiable impression ...
Contents
From The Life of Abraham Cowley | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1 A Gateway Edition Volume 83 of The World's classics |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | Gateway Editions, 1955 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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