Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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Page 173
... sent them word , that he was yet upon the road , and without money ; and that he therefore could not proceed without a remittance . They then sent him the money that was in their hands , with which he was enabled to reach Bristol , from ...
... sent them word , that he was yet upon the road , and without money ; and that he therefore could not proceed without a remittance . They then sent him the money that was in their hands , with which he was enabled to reach Bristol , from ...
Page 194
... sent Swift for the same purpose to the King . Swift , who probably was proud of his employment , and went with all the confidence of a young man , found his arguments , and his art of displaying them , made totally ineffec- tual by the ...
... sent Swift for the same purpose to the King . Swift , who probably was proud of his employment , and went with all the confidence of a young man , found his arguments , and his art of displaying them , made totally ineffec- tual by the ...
Page 448
... sent by Lord Melcombe to Dr. Young , not long before his Lordship's death , were indeed so sent , but were only an introduction to what was there meant by The Muse's latest Spark . The poem is necessary , what- ever may be its merit ...
... sent by Lord Melcombe to Dr. Young , not long before his Lordship's death , were indeed so sent , but were only an introduction to what was there meant by The Muse's latest Spark . The poem is necessary , what- ever may be its merit ...
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