Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 72
Page 2
... honour that when at Westminster election he stood a candidate for one of the uni- versities , he so signally distinguished himself by his conspicuous performances , that there arose no small contention between the representative ...
... honour that when at Westminster election he stood a candidate for one of the uni- versities , he so signally distinguished himself by his conspicuous performances , that there arose no small contention between the representative ...
Page 6
... honour of Sir Thomas Bodley . ' Smith delivered the speech in 1701 . The MS . is in the Library , ' very beautifully written in imitation of typo- graphy . ' W. D. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian , 1890 , p . 150 . 3 Sir William Temple ...
... honour of Sir Thomas Bodley . ' Smith delivered the speech in 1701 . The MS . is in the Library , ' very beautifully written in imitation of typo- graphy . ' W. D. Macray's Annals of the Bodleian , 1890 , p . 150 . 3 Sir William Temple ...
Page 7
... honour ' . The truth is , and I speak it before living witnesses , whilst an agreeable company could fix him upon a subject of useful literature , nobody shone to greater advantage : he seemed to be that Memmius whom Lucretius speaks of ...
... honour ' . The truth is , and I speak it before living witnesses , whilst an agreeable company could fix him upon a subject of useful literature , nobody shone to greater advantage : he seemed to be that Memmius whom Lucretius speaks of ...
Page 9
... honour enough to be easy , without touching the favours she flung in his way when offered to him at the price of a more durable reputation . He took care to have no dealings with mankind , in which he could not be just ; and he desired ...
... honour enough to be easy , without touching the favours she flung in his way when offered to him at the price of a more durable reputation . He took care to have no dealings with mankind , in which he could not be just ; and he desired ...
Page 13
... honour and some profit in the college ; but when the election came the preference was given to Mr. Foulkes , his junior ; the same , I suppose , that joined with Freind in an edition of part of Demosthenes 5 : the censor is a tutor ...
... honour and some profit in the college ; but when the election came the preference was given to Mr. Foulkes , his junior ; the same , I suppose , that joined with Freind in an edition of part of Demosthenes 5 : the censor is a tutor ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aaron Hill acted Addison afterwards Ante appeared Appendix Beggar's Opera Biog Bishop Blackmore Boswell's Johnson Brit called Cato censure character Cibber College comedy Congreve Corres Court criticism death describes Dict Dryden Duke Dunciad Earl edition elegant Elwin and Courthope endeavoured English Essays favour Fenton friends Garth genius Gent Halifax Hist honour Horace Horace Walpole Hughes imitation Jane Shore John King Lady Leigh Hunt Letters lines London Lord MILTON Misc nature never Opera Oxford paper Parl Parnell perhaps play poem poetical poetry Poets Pope Pope's Works Elwin praise Preface Prince Prior publick published Queen quoted Richard Savage Rowe Savage Savage's says shew Smith Spectator Spence's Anec Steele supposed Swift wrote Syphax Tatler thought Tickell tion told tragedy Tyrconnel verses viii Walpole Whig writes written xxxiii