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... Queen [ Caroline , Queen of George II . ] against him , she made use of an incident which was omitted in the order of time , that it might be mentioned together with the purpose which it was made to serve . Mr. Savage , when he had ...
... Queen [ Caroline , Queen of George II . ] against him , she made use of an incident which was omitted in the order of time , that it might be mentioned together with the purpose which it was made to serve . Mr. Savage , when he had ...
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... Queen , my Mother ; and my Father , God . The pitying Muses saw me wit pursue , A Bastard Son , alas ! On that side too Did not your eyes exalt the poet's fire , And what the Muse denies , the Queen inspire ? While rising thus your ...
... Queen , my Mother ; and my Father , God . The pitying Muses saw me wit pursue , A Bastard Son , alas ! On that side too Did not your eyes exalt the poet's fire , And what the Muse denies , the Queen inspire ? While rising thus your ...
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... Queen , and did not doubt but a few annual poems would establish him in some profitable employment . He therefore assumed the title of " Volunteer Laureat , " not without some reprehensions from Cibber , who informed him that the title ...
... Queen , and did not doubt but a few annual poems would establish him in some profitable employment . He therefore assumed the title of " Volunteer Laureat , " not without some reprehensions from Cibber , who informed him that the title ...
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Absalom and Achitophel acquaintance Addison Æneid afterwards appears blank verse censure character considered conversation Cowley criticism death declared delight desire diction diligence Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English excellence expected faults favour friends genius Georgics happy honour Iliad images imagination imitation John Dryden John Wain Johnson kind King knew known labour language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mentioned metaphysical poets Milton mind nature neglected never NIHIL numbers observed occasion once opinion Paradise Lost passions performance perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise produced published Queen reader reason received remarks reputation resentment rhyme Samuel Johnson satire Savage says seems sentiments solicited sometimes sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thought told tragedy translation truth Tyrconnel verses Virgil virtue write written wrote