Lives of the English Poets: Swift-LytteltonClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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... WALPOLE , Letters , iv . 505 . [ ' Mr. Burke was a great admirer of Swift's humour , particularly of his namby - pamby letters to Stella , which he ever praised for their genuine graceful ease . ' Burke's Table Talk , p . 25 ...
... WALPOLE , Letters , iv . 505 . [ ' Mr. Burke was a great admirer of Swift's humour , particularly of his namby - pamby letters to Stella , which he ever praised for their genuine graceful ease . ' Burke's Table Talk , p . 25 ...
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... Walpole ' . him in his employment upon my en- treaty and intercession . ' Steele re- plied : - ' They laugh at you if they make you believe your interposition has kept me thus long in my office . ' Works , xvi . 39 . ' Mr. Steele might ...
... Walpole ' . him in his employment upon my en- treaty and intercession . ' Steele re- plied : - ' They laugh at you if they make you believe your interposition has kept me thus long in my office . ' Works , xvi . 39 . ' Mr. Steele might ...
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... Walpole's power . ' He labour'd many a fruitless hour To reconcile his friends in power ; Saw mischief by a faction brewing , While they pursued each other's ruin . But finding vain was all his care , He left the Court in mere despair ...
... Walpole's power . ' He labour'd many a fruitless hour To reconcile his friends in power ; Saw mischief by a faction brewing , While they pursued each other's ruin . But finding vain was all his care , He left the Court in mere despair ...
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... WALPOLE , Works , i . 430 . ' Burke , ' writes Mr. E. J. Payne , ' had remarked the peculiarities of the style , though he never thought of pronouncing it a forgery . ' Burke's Select Works , i . Intro . p . 43. [ The reference is to ...
... WALPOLE , Works , i . 430 . ' Burke , ' writes Mr. E. J. Payne , ' had remarked the peculiarities of the style , though he never thought of pronouncing it a forgery . ' Burke's Select Works , i . Intro . p . 43. [ The reference is to ...
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... Walpole's fall see ib . i . 397 n . I Delany ( p . 101 ) gives some ac- count of his studies . For his regu- larity in all his actions see post , SWIFT , 133 n . 2 Ante , PARNELL , 4. He had been Swift's tutor at Trinity College ...
... Walpole's fall see ib . i . 397 n . I Delany ( p . 101 ) gives some ac- count of his studies . For his regu- larity in all his actions see post , SWIFT , 133 n . 2 Ante , PARNELL , 4. He had been Swift's tutor at Trinity College ...
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