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... Satirical Essays , by the most Celebrated English Authors ; including ADDISON , STEELE , DR . JOHNSON , POPE , GOLDSMITH , SWIFT , WATTS , BACON , & c . In The SPECTATOR , TATLER and GUARDIAN will be complete in 60 Numbers , at 6d ...
... Satirical Essays , by the most Celebrated English Authors ; including ADDISON , STEELE , DR . JOHNSON , POPE , GOLDSMITH , SWIFT , WATTS , BACON , & c . In The SPECTATOR , TATLER and GUARDIAN will be complete in 60 Numbers , at 6d ...
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... satire , called " The Puritan and Papist , " which was only inserted in the last col- lection of his Works ; t and so distinguished himself by the warmth of his loyalty and the • He was a candidate this year at Westminster School for ...
... satire , called " The Puritan and Papist , " which was only inserted in the last col- lection of his Works ; t and so distinguished himself by the warmth of his loyalty and the • He was a candidate this year at Westminster School for ...
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... satire on the King's party . a man . " " Savoy - missing Cowley came into the court , Making apologies for his bad play ; Every one gave him so good a report , That Apollo gave heed to all he could say : Nor would he have had , ' tis ...
... satire on the King's party . a man . " " Savoy - missing Cowley came into the court , Making apologies for his bad play ; Every one gave him so good a report , That Apollo gave heed to all he could say : Nor would he have had , ' tis ...
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... satire : opens his book with telling that he has used per- sona , which according to Milton , signfies only a mask , in a sense not known to the Romans , by applying it as we apply person . But as Ne- mesis is always on the watch , it ...
... satire : opens his book with telling that he has used per- sona , which according to Milton , signfies only a mask , in a sense not known to the Romans , by applying it as we apply person . But as Ne- mesis is always on the watch , it ...
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... satirical ; the rudeness of his invective is equalled by the grossness of his flattery . " Deserimer , Cromuelle , tu solus su- peres , ad te summa nostrarum rerum rediit , in te solo consistit , insuperabili tuæ virtuti cedimus cuncti ...
... satirical ; the rudeness of his invective is equalled by the grossness of his flattery . " Deserimer , Cromuelle , tu solus su- peres , ad te summa nostrarum rerum rediit , in te solo consistit , insuperabili tuæ virtuti cedimus cuncti ...
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Addison Æneid afterwards appears beauties blank verse called censure character Charles Dryden composition considered Cowley criticism death delight diction diligence Dryden Duke Dunciad Earl elegance endeavoured English English poetry Essay excellence faults favour friends genius Georgics honour Hudibras Iliad images imagination imitation kind King known labour Lady language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Halifax ment mentioned Milton mind nature never night Night Thoughts nihil numbers observed occasion once opinion panegyric Paradise Lost passage passion performance perhaps Pindar play pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise published Queen racter reader reason received remarks reputation rhyme satire Savage says seems sent sentiments sometimes supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thing thought tion told tragedy translation verses Virgil virtue Waller whigs write written wrote Young