The lives of the English poetsRivington, 1858 - 414 pages |
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... seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the Countess's music , and his lines on the famous ... seems , in Prior , who probably knew that his own part of the performance was the best . He had not , however , much ...
... seem to have recommended him to some notice ; for his praise of the Countess's music , and his lines on the famous ... seems , in Prior , who probably knew that his own part of the performance was the best . He had not , however , much ...
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... seems that busy men seldom live long in a state of quiet . It is not unlikely that his health declined . He complains of deafness ; " for , " says he , " I took little care of my ears while I was not sure if my head was my own . " Of ...
... seems that busy men seldom live long in a state of quiet . It is not unlikely that his health declined . He complains of deafness ; " for , " says he , " I took little care of my ears while I was not sure if my head was my own . " Of ...
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... seems to deserve insertion . " I have been assured that Prior , after having spent the evening with Oxford , Bolingbroke , Pope , and Swift , would go and smoke a pipe , and drink a bottle of ale , with a common soldier and his wife ...
... seems to deserve insertion . " I have been assured that Prior , after having spent the evening with Oxford , Bolingbroke , Pope , and Swift , would go and smoke a pipe , and drink a bottle of ale , with a common soldier and his wife ...
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... seem to have been right ; but his life was , it seems , irregular , negligent , and sensual . PRIOR has written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from the grotesque to the solemn , and ...
... seem to have been right ; but his life was , it seems , irregular , negligent , and sensual . PRIOR has written with great variety ; and his variety has made him popular . He has tried all styles , from the grotesque to the solemn , and ...
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... seems never to have had a plan . Prior appears not to have proposed to himself any drift or design , but to have written the casual dictates of the present moment . What Horace said , when he imitated Lucilius , might be said of Butler ...
... seems never to have had a plan . Prior appears not to have proposed to himself any drift or design , but to have written the casual dictates of the present moment . What Horace said , when he imitated Lucilius , might be said of Butler ...
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