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Page 137
... least fewer faults . Nor is this his highest praise , for Mr. Pope has celebrated him as the only moral writer of King Charles's reign : Unhappy Dryden ! in all Charles's days Roscommon only boasts unspotted lays . His great work is his ...
... least fewer faults . Nor is this his highest praise , for Mr. Pope has celebrated him as the only moral writer of King Charles's reign : Unhappy Dryden ! in all Charles's days Roscommon only boasts unspotted lays . His great work is his ...
Page 167
... least many companions . His convivial power of pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the interposition of ...
... least many companions . His convivial power of pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the interposition of ...
Page 324
... least thought of resentment or revenge . As Homer had a Zoilus , so Mr. Rowe had sometimes his ; for there were not wanting malevolent people , and pretenders to poetry too , that would now and then bark at his best performances ; but ...
... least thought of resentment or revenge . As Homer had a Zoilus , so Mr. Rowe had sometimes his ; for there were not wanting malevolent people , and pretenders to poetry too , that would now and then bark at his best performances ; but ...
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WILLIAM CONGREVE 1670172829 | 29 |
George Granville LORD LANSDOWN 1665173435 | 35 |
INTRODUCTION by L ArcherHind | 44 |
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