Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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... Tatler , though published by men with whom he might be supposed willing to associate ; and though he lived many years after the publication of his Miscel- laneous Poems , yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence ...
... Tatler , though published by men with whom he might be supposed willing to associate ; and though he lived many years after the publication of his Miscel- laneous Poems , yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence ...
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... Tatler ; and looking round him for something at which he might laugh , unluckily lighted on Sir Richard's work , and treated it with such contempt , that , as Fenton observes , he put an end to the species of writers that gave Advice to ...
... Tatler ; and looking round him for something at which he might laugh , unluckily lighted on Sir Richard's work , and treated it with such contempt , that , as Fenton observes , he put an end to the species of writers that gave Advice to ...
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... Tatler , which began in 1710 , confesses the advantages of his conversa- tion , and mentions something contributed by him to his paper . But he was now immerging into political contro- versy ; for the same year produced the Examiner ...
... Tatler , which began in 1710 , confesses the advantages of his conversa- tion , and mentions something contributed by him to his paper . But he was now immerging into political contro- versy ; for the same year produced the Examiner ...
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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