The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 27
... gave him a place in the Pipe - office , and another in the Customs of six hundred pounds a year . Con- greve's conversation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age ...
... gave him a place in the Pipe - office , and another in the Customs of six hundred pounds a year . Con- greve's conversation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age ...
Page 28
... gave another specimen of his abili ties in " The Double Dealer , " which was not re- ceived with equal kindness . He writes to his pa tron , the Lord Halifax , a dedication , in which he endeavours to reconcile the reader to that which ...
... gave another specimen of his abili ties in " The Double Dealer , " which was not re- ceived with equal kindness . He writes to his pa tron , the Lord Halifax , a dedication , in which he endeavours to reconcile the reader to that which ...
Page 36
... gave no proof that time had improved his wisdom or his wit ; for , on the death of the Marquis of Blandford , this was his song : And now the winds , which had so long been still , Began the swelling air with sighs to fill : The water ...
... gave no proof that time had improved his wisdom or his wit ; for , on the death of the Marquis of Blandford , this was his song : And now the winds , which had so long been still , Began the swelling air with sighs to fill : The water ...
Page 44
... gave Advice to Painters . Not long after ( 1712 ) he published " Creation , " a philosophical poem , which has been by my re- commendation inserted in the late collection . Who- ever judges of this by any other of Blackmore's ...
... gave Advice to Painters . Not long after ( 1712 ) he published " Creation , " a philosophical poem , which has been by my re- commendation inserted in the late collection . Who- ever judges of this by any other of Blackmore's ...
Page 68
... gave himself the preference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited Gay to write " The Shepherd's Week ; " to shew , that if it be ne- cessary to copy nature with minuteness , rural life ...
... gave himself the preference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited Gay to write " The Shepherd's Week ; " to shew , that if it be ne- cessary to copy nature with minuteness , rural life ...
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