Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1964 - English poetry |
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Page 220
... told me , in his warm language , that he thought the relation given in the note a lie ; but that he was not able to ascertain the several shares . The intelligence which Dr. Warburton could not afford me , I obtained from Mr. Langton ...
... told me , in his warm language , that he thought the relation given in the note a lie ; but that he was not able to ascertain the several shares . The intelligence which Dr. Warburton could not afford me , I obtained from Mr. Langton ...
Page 223
... told by Pope ; who is more will- ing , as I have heard observed , to shew what his father was not , than what he was . It is allowed that he grew rich by trade ; but whether in a shop or on the Exchange was never discovered , till Mr ...
... told by Pope ; who is more will- ing , as I have heard observed , to shew what his father was not , than what he was . It is allowed that he grew rich by trade ; but whether in a shop or on the Exchange was never discovered , till Mr ...
Page 423
... told by the author was not the case ; or Young , in his old age , bartered for a dedication an opinion entertained of his friend through all that part of life when he must have been best able to form opinions . ' From this account of ...
... told by the author was not the case ; or Young , in his old age , bartered for a dedication an opinion entertained of his friend through all that part of life when he must have been best able to form opinions . ' From this account of ...
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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