Lives of the English Poets: Smith-SavageOctagon Books, 1967 - English poetry |
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Page 165
... March 22 , 1708-9 , Swift wrote : - ' The vogue of operas holds up wonderfully , though we have had them a year ; but I design to set up a party among the wits to run them down by next winter . ' Works , xv . 323. Operas are attacked on ...
... March 22 , 1708-9 , Swift wrote : - ' The vogue of operas holds up wonderfully , though we have had them a year ; but I design to set up a party among the wits to run them down by next winter . ' Works , xv . 323. Operas are attacked on ...
Page 191
... March , though his old friend Montague was now at the head of the treasury * . He returned then as soon as he could , and was welcomed on 34 the 25th of March by a warrant 5 , but was , however , suffered to live in his own house ...
... March , though his old friend Montague was now at the head of the treasury * . He returned then as soon as he could , and was welcomed on 34 the 25th of March by a warrant 5 , but was , however , suffered to live in his own house ...
Page 282
... March 4 , 1733-4 - To - morrow will be acted a new play of our friend Mr. Gay's . ' Swift's Works , xviii . 180 . It was brought out at Covent Garden on March 5 , 1734. Genest's Hist . of the Stage , iii . 428 . cording to Nichols ...
... March 4 , 1733-4 - To - morrow will be acted a new play of our friend Mr. Gay's . ' Swift's Works , xviii . 180 . It was brought out at Covent Garden on March 5 , 1734. Genest's Hist . of the Stage , iii . 428 . cording to Nichols ...
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