Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1968 - English poetry |
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Page 285
... received by me ' John Dryden . Two hundred and fifty guineas , at 1l . 1s 6d . is 268l . 15s . It is manifest from the dates of this contract , that it relates to the volume of Fables , which contains about twelve thousand verses , and ...
... received by me ' John Dryden . Two hundred and fifty guineas , at 1l . 1s 6d . is 268l . 15s . It is manifest from the dates of this contract , that it relates to the volume of Fables , which contains about twelve thousand verses , and ...
Page 390
... received with so much favour , that he devoted himself from that time wholly to elegant literature . His next tragedy ( 1702 ) was Tamerlane , in which , under the name of Tamerlane , he intended to characterize king William , and Lewis ...
... received with so much favour , that he devoted himself from that time wholly to elegant literature . His next tragedy ( 1702 ) was Tamerlane , in which , under the name of Tamerlane , he intended to characterize king William , and Lewis ...
Page 415
... received , as is confessed , with cold disapprobation , he was probably less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the testimony of Steele , and the total silence of any other claimant , has determined the ...
... received , as is confessed , with cold disapprobation , he was probably less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted it in his collection ; but the testimony of Steele , and the total silence of any other claimant , has determined the ...
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