Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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... Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the predominating genius of Addison , whom he always mentioned with reverence , and treated with obsequiousness . Addison ...
... Addison never considered Steele as a rival ; but Steele lived , as he confesses , under an habitual subjection to the predominating genius of Addison , whom he always mentioned with reverence , and treated with obsequiousness . Addison ...
Page 332
... Addison supplied a Prologue . When [ 1709 ] the Marquis of Wharton was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of 300l . a ...
... Addison supplied a Prologue . When [ 1709 ] the Marquis of Wharton was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of 300l . a ...
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... Addison are marked in The Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in The Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as Tickell pretends to think , that he was unwilling to usurp the praise of others , or as Steele , with ...
... Addison are marked in The Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in The Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as Tickell pretends to think , that he was unwilling to usurp the praise of others , or as Steele , with ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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