The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... EDWARD YOUNG was born at Upham , near Win- * chester , in June , 1681. He was the son of Edward Young , at that time fellow of Winchester College and rector of Upham ; who was the son of Jo . Young , of Woodhay , in Berkshire , styled ...
... EDWARD YOUNG was born at Upham , near Win- * chester , in June , 1681. He was the son of Edward Young , at that time fellow of Winchester College and rector of Upham ; who was the son of Jo . Young , of Woodhay , in Berkshire , styled ...
Page 449
... Edward Young remained till the election after his eighteenth birth - day , the period at which those upon the foundation are su perannuated . Whether he did not betray his abi- lities early in life , or his masters had not skill enough ...
... Edward Young remained till the election after his eighteenth birth - day , the period at which those upon the foundation are su perannuated . Whether he did not betray his abi- lities early in life , or his masters had not skill enough ...
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... Edward Young , at Eastbury , in Dorsetshire , on the Review at Sarum , 1722. " While with your Dodington retir'd you sit , Charm'd with his flowing Burgundy and wit , & c . Thomson , in his Autumn , addressing Mr.Doding- ton , calls his ...
... Edward Young , at Eastbury , in Dorsetshire , on the Review at Sarum , 1722. " While with your Dodington retir'd you sit , Charm'd with his flowing Burgundy and wit , & c . Thomson , in his Autumn , addressing Mr.Doding- ton , calls his ...
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... Edward Young an anecdote which wanders among readers is not true , that he was Fielding's Parson Adams . The original of that famous paint- ing was William Young , who was a clergyman . He supported an uncomfortable existence by trans ...
... Edward Young an anecdote which wanders among readers is not true , that he was Fielding's Parson Adams . The original of that famous paint- ing was William Young , who was a clergyman . He supported an uncomfortable existence by trans ...
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