The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 42
... resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equiva- lent to all their outrages ; he was this year made one of the physicians in ordinary to King William ...
... resentment of wits and critics may be supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equiva- lent to all their outrages ; he was this year made one of the physicians in ordinary to King William ...
Page 43
... resentment ; as , in his preface to " Prince Arthur , " he had said of the dramatic writers almost all that was alleged afterwards by Collier ; but Blackmore's censure was cold and general , Collier's was personal and ardent ; Black ...
... resentment ; as , in his preface to " Prince Arthur , " he had said of the dramatic writers almost all that was alleged afterwards by Collier ; but Blackmore's censure was cold and general , Collier's was personal and ardent ; Black ...
Page 49
... resentment , but has been caressed and patronised by persons of great figure and of all denomina- tions . Violent party - men , who differed in all things besides , agreed in their tarn to shew parti- cular respect and friendship to ...
... resentment , but has been caressed and patronised by persons of great figure and of all denomina- tions . Violent party - men , who differed in all things besides , agreed in their tarn to shew parti- cular respect and friendship to ...
Page 105
... resentment and abhorrence ; and , instead of supporting , assisting , and defend- ing him , delight to see him struggling with misery , or that she would take every opportunity of aggra- vating his misfortunes , and obstructing his re ...
... resentment and abhorrence ; and , instead of supporting , assisting , and defend- ing him , delight to see him struggling with misery , or that she would take every opportunity of aggra- vating his misfortunes , and obstructing his re ...
Page 113
... resentment , speak of their friends and benefactors with levity and contempt , though in their cooler moments they want neither sense of their kindness , nor reverence for their virtue : the fault therefore of Mr. Savage was rather ...
... resentment , speak of their friends and benefactors with levity and contempt , though in their cooler moments they want neither sense of their kindness , nor reverence for their virtue : the fault therefore of Mr. Savage was rather ...
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