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... poet , who , there is every reason to believe , was altogether innocent of the deed , took no other revenge than by ranking Budgell , in the Prologue to his Satires , among the libellers of his fame , and by alluding , with his usual ...
... poet , who , there is every reason to believe , was altogether innocent of the deed , took no other revenge than by ranking Budgell , in the Prologue to his Satires , among the libellers of his fame , and by alluding , with his usual ...
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... poet on the Peace of Ryswic . From this period to the last year of his life , he continued to amuse the public by various pro- ductions in the capacity of poet , prose - writer , editor , and translator . To his poetry , though praised ...
... poet on the Peace of Ryswic . From this period to the last year of his life , he continued to amuse the public by various pro- ductions in the capacity of poet , prose - writer , editor , and translator . To his poetry , though praised ...
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... poet , is The Siege of Damascus . Of this drama , which is still occasionally acted , the sentiments and morality are pure and correct , the imagery frequently beautiful , and the diction and versifi- cation for the most part clear and ...
... poet , is The Siege of Damascus . Of this drama , which is still occasionally acted , the sentiments and morality are pure and correct , the imagery frequently beautiful , and the diction and versifi- cation for the most part clear and ...
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... poet . To a correct judg ment , and a critical knowledge of the ancient lan- guages , he added an accurate ear for the harmony Lives of the Poets , vol . ii . p . 145 . I am happy to learn , that a new edition of Spenser is preparing ...
... poet . To a correct judg ment , and a critical knowledge of the ancient lan- guages , he added an accurate ear for the harmony Lives of the Poets , vol . ii . p . 145 . I am happy to learn , that a new edition of Spenser is preparing ...
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... Poet . About the year 1712 , Tonson the bookseller , who was ' desirous of procuring a translation of the Pharsalia of Lucan , attempted to engage se veral literary men in the undertaking , and among others applied to our author ...
... Poet . About the year 1712 , Tonson the bookseller , who was ' desirous of procuring a translation of the Pharsalia of Lucan , attempted to engage se veral literary men in the undertaking , and among others applied to our author ...
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