The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... 247 STEPNEY 250 J. PHILIPS 253 WALSH 268 DRYDEN 270 SMITH 399 DUKE 422 KING 423 SPRAT 428 HALIFAX 433 PARNELL 437 GARTH 441 Rowe 446 ADDISON 457 HUGHES 517 SHEFFIELD 529 COWLEY . THE Life of COWLEY , notwithstanding the pe-
... 247 STEPNEY 250 J. PHILIPS 253 WALSH 268 DRYDEN 270 SMITH 399 DUKE 422 KING 423 SPRAT 428 HALIFAX 433 PARNELL 437 GARTH 441 Rowe 446 ADDISON 457 HUGHES 517 SHEFFIELD 529 COWLEY . THE Life of COWLEY , notwithstanding the pe-
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... Addison . Love is by Cowley , as by other poets , expressed metaphorically by flame and fire ; and that which is true of real fire , is said of love , or figurative fire , the same word in the same sentence retaining both significations ...
... Addison . Love is by Cowley , as by other poets , expressed metaphorically by flame and fire ; and that which is true of real fire , is said of love , or figurative fire , the same word in the same sentence retaining both significations ...
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Samuel Johnson. These conceits Addison calls mixed wit ; that is , wit which consists of thoughts true in one sense of the expression , and false in the other . Addi- son's representation is sufficiently indulgent : that confusion of ...
Samuel Johnson. These conceits Addison calls mixed wit ; that is , wit which consists of thoughts true in one sense of the expression , and false in the other . Addi- son's representation is sufficiently indulgent : that confusion of ...
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Samuel Johnson. for forty pounds . The same attempt was made to rob Addison of Cato , and Pope of his Essay on Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family required him to engage in more dangerous employments . He was ...
Samuel Johnson. for forty pounds . The same attempt was made to rob Addison of Cato , and Pope of his Essay on Criticism . In 1647 , the distresses of the royal family required him to engage in more dangerous employments . He was ...
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... Addison made a present , and promised some establishment , but died soon after . Queen Caroline sent her fifty guineas . She had seven sons and three daughters ; but none of them had any children , except her son Caleb and her daughter ...
... Addison made a present , and promised some establishment , but died soon after . Queen Caroline sent her fifty guineas . She had seven sons and three daughters ; but none of them had any children , except her son Caleb and her daughter ...
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