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At twenty - five he produced The Ambitious Stepmother , which was received with so much favour , that he devoted himself from that time wholly to elegant literature . His next tragedy ( 1702 ) was Tamerlane , in which , under the name ...
At twenty - five he produced The Ambitious Stepmother , which was received with so much favour , that he devoted himself from that time wholly to elegant literature . His next tragedy ( 1702 ) was Tamerlane , in which , under the name ...
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Shakespeare , and acquaintance produced veneration , he undertook ( 1709 ) an edition of his works , from which he neither received much praise , nor seems to have expected it ; yet , I believe , those who compare it with former copies ...
Shakespeare , and acquaintance produced veneration , he undertook ( 1709 ) an edition of his works , from which he neither received much praise , nor seems to have expected it ; yet , I believe , those who compare it with former copies ...
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Parker , as soon as he received the seals , appointed him , unasked , secretary of the presentations . Such an accu- mulation of employments undoubtedly produced a very considerable revenue . Having already translated some parts of ...
Parker , as soon as he received the seals , appointed him , unasked , secretary of the presentations . Such an accu- mulation of employments undoubtedly produced a very considerable revenue . Having already translated some parts of ...
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| Title | Lives of The English Poets Volume I |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Published | 1961 |
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