Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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Page 28
... lived many years after the publication of his Miscel- laneous Poems , yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence ; engaged in no controversy , contending with no rival , neither soliciting flattery by publick ...
... lived many years after the publication of his Miscel- laneous Poems , yet he added nothing to them , but lived on in literary indolence ; engaged in no controversy , contending with no rival , neither soliciting flattery by publick ...
Page 185
... lived at Leicester , about the future course of his life , and by her direction solicited the advice and patronage of Sir William Temple , who had married one of Mrs. Swift's relations , and whose father Sir John Temple , Master of the ...
... lived at Leicester , about the future course of his life , and by her direction solicited the advice and patronage of Sir William Temple , who had married one of Mrs. Swift's relations , and whose father Sir John Temple , Master of the ...
Page 199
... lived in lodgings not far from the deanery . On his publick days she regulated the table , but appeared at it as a mere guest , like other ladies . On other days he often dined , at a stated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergyman of his ...
... lived in lodgings not far from the deanery . On his publick days she regulated the table , but appeared at it as a mere guest , like other ladies . On other days he often dined , at a stated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergyman of his ...
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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