Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Dent, 1925 - English poetry |
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Page 338
... Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed ... Whig ministry , could not sit quiet at a successful play , but was eager to tell friends and enemies that they had ...
... Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed ... Whig ministry , could not sit quiet at a successful play , but was eager to tell friends and enemies that they had ...
Page 341
... Whig Examiner , in which is employed all the force of gay malevolence and humorous satire . Of this paper , which just appeared and expired , Swift remarks , with exultation , that " it is now down among the dead men . " He might well ...
... Whig Examiner , in which is employed all the force of gay malevolence and humorous satire . Of this paper , which just appeared and expired , Swift remarks , with exultation , that " it is now down among the dead men . " He might well ...
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... Whig , in which it is not discovered that Steele was then known to be the advocate for the Commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian ; and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question , without any ...
... Whig , in which it is not discovered that Steele was then known to be the advocate for the Commons . Steele replied by a second Plebeian ; and , whether by ignorance or by courtesy , confined himself to his question , without any ...
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ABRAHAM COWLEY 16181667 | 44 |
JOHN MILTON 16081674 | 64 |
SAMUEL BUTLER 16121680 | 115 |
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