Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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Page 65
... gave rise to the Beggar's Opera . He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift , the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on , he shewed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a correc ...
... gave rise to the Beggar's Opera . He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift , the Doctor did not much like the project . As he carried it on , he shewed what he wrote to both of us , and we now and then gave a correc ...
Page 204
... gave least pleasure was that which describes the Flying Island , and that which gave most disgust must be the history of the Houyhnhnms . While Swift was enjoying the reputation of his new work , the news of the King's death arrived ...
... gave least pleasure was that which describes the Flying Island , and that which gave most disgust must be the history of the Houyhnhnms . While Swift was enjoying the reputation of his new work , the news of the King's death arrived ...
Page 471
... gave counsels which I did not at the time think the best . I have seen that I was sometimes in the wrong , but I did ... gave them his solemn benediction , and said , “ Be good , be virtuous , my lord ; you must come to this . " Thus he ...
... gave counsels which I did not at the time think the best . I have seen that I was sometimes in the wrong , but I did ... gave them his solemn benediction , and said , “ Be good , be virtuous , my lord ; you must come to this . " Thus he ...
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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