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Page 128
The praise given him by St . Evremond is a proof of his reputation ; for it was only
by his reputation that he could be known , as a writer , to a man who , though he
lived a great part of a long life upon an Englisha pension , never condescended ...
The praise given him by St . Evremond is a proof of his reputation ; for it was only
by his reputation that he could be known , as a writer , to a man who , though he
lived a great part of a long life upon an Englisha pension , never condescended ...
Page 163
DRY DE N . o f the great poet whose life I am about to delineate , the curiosity
which his reputation must excite , will require a display more ample than can now
be given . His contemporaries , however they reverenced his genius , left his life ...
DRY DE N . o f the great poet whose life I am about to delineate , the curiosity
which his reputation must excite , will require a display more ample than can now
be given . His contemporaries , however they reverenced his genius , left his life ...
Page 182
The earl of Rochester , ' to suppress the reputation of Dryden , took Settle into his
protection , and endeavoured to persuade the publick that its approbation had
been to that time misplaced . Settle was a while in high reputation , his Æn : press
...
The earl of Rochester , ' to suppress the reputation of Dryden , took Settle into his
protection , and endeavoured to persuade the publick that its approbation had
been to that time misplaced . Settle was a while in high reputation , his Æn : press
...
Page 389
Being now desirous to conclade his ' labours , and enjoy his reputation , he
published ( 1732 ) a very beautiful and splendid edition of his works , in which he
omitted what he disapproved , and enlarged what seemed deficient . He now
went to ...
Being now desirous to conclade his ' labours , and enjoy his reputation , he
published ( 1732 ) a very beautiful and splendid edition of his works , in which he
omitted what he disapproved , and enlarged what seemed deficient . He now
went to ...
Page 665
Being now to live by his profession , he first commenced physician ar
Northampion , where Dr . Stonehouse then practised , with such reputation and
success , that a stranger was not likely to gain ground upon him . Akenside tried
the contest a ...
Being now to live by his profession , he first commenced physician ar
Northampion , where Dr . Stonehouse then practised , with such reputation and
success , that a stranger was not likely to gain ground upon him . Akenside tried
the contest a ...
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| Title | Lives Volume 1 of The Works of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, Samuel Johnson |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | A. Miller, 1800 |
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