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... I suppose, so much to be inferred that Dryden wanted the literature necessary
to the perusal of Tacitus, as that, considering himself as hidden in a crowd, he
had no awe of the publick ; and writing merely for money, was contented to get it
by ...
... I suppose, so much to be inferred that Dryden wanted the literature necessary
to the perusal of Tacitus, as that, considering himself as hidden in a crowd, he
had no awe of the publick ; and writing merely for money, was contented to get it
by ...
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former trade; and having waited about two years, either considering himself as
discountenanced by the publick, or perhaps expecting a second revolution, he
produced Don Sebastian in 1690; and in the next four years four dramas more.
former trade; and having waited about two years, either considering himself as
discountenanced by the publick, or perhaps expecting a second revolution, he
produced Don Sebastian in 1690; and in the next four years four dramas more.
Page 404
in time so much the favourite of the publick, that before it was reprinted it rose to
five times its price. When he returned to England (in 1702), with a meanness of
appearance which gave testimony of the difficulties to which he had been
reduced, ...
in time so much the favourite of the publick, that before it was reprinted it rose to
five times its price. When he returned to England (in 1702), with a meanness of
appearance which gave testimony of the difficulties to which he had been
reduced, ...
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| Title | Lives of the English Poets |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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