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" like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him. "
A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ... - Page 83
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 4

Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1754 - 360 pages
...Office he performed with Juch Force of Genius, Humour, Wit and Learning, that I fared like a dijlrejfed Prince^ who calls in a powerful Neighbour to his Aid;...Auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not fubjift without Dependance on him. THE fame Hand writ the diftinguijhing Characters of Men and Women...
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A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 1

New and general biographical dictionary - Biography - 1761 - 534 pages
...fuch ferce of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared like a cliftrefled prince, who calis in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; I was undone...auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not fabfift without dependence on him. The fame hand writ the diftinguiihing characters of men and women,...
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The Tatler; Or, Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 4

Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison - English essays - 1774 - 366 pages
...nature. This good office he performed with fuch force of genius, humour, wit and learning, that 1 lared like a diftreffed Prince, who calls in a powerful...auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not fubfift without dependance on him. The fame hand writ the diftinguithing chara&ersof men and women...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 3

1785 - 698 pages
...office he performed with fuch force of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared like a diftrefled prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid;...auxiliary; when I had once called him in, I could not fubiift ivithout dépendance on him. The fame hand writ the diftinguifhing characters of men and woxnen...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 1

Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1786 - 516 pages
...office he performed with fuch force of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that E fared like a diftrefied Prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; I was undone by my * TATL. N° 138. t TATL. N« 9. •JTATI,. NO it.; N° 75. § TATL<N° 193. || The veil of fecrecy...
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The Epistolary Correspondence of Sir Richard Steele ..

Sir Richard Steele - 1787 - 264 pages
...nius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared " like a diftrefled prince who calls in a power" ful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by " my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, " I could not fubfift without dependence on him. " The fame hand writ the diftingu.ifhing chaf racters of men and...
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Letters to and from his friends and patrons

Sir Richard Steele - Authors, English - 1787 - 560 pages
...nius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared " like a diftrefled prince who calls in a power*' ful neighbour to his aid. I wa.s undone by *' my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, f* I could not fubfirt without dependence on him. .*', i,he fame hand .writ the diftinguifhing cha*'...
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The British Essayists: The Tatler

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1803 - 496 pages
...office he performed with such force of genius, humour, wit, and learning, that I fared like a distressed prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid...auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependance on him. The same hand writ the distinguishing characters of men and women...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 78

1843 - 586 pages
...assistance cannot be better described than in Steele's own words. ' I fared,' he said, like a distressed prince ' who calls in a powerful neighbour to his...auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not ' subsist without dependence on him.' ' The paper,' he says elsewhere, ' was advanced indeed. It was...
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The British Essayists, Volume 1

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 406 pages
...and learning, that I fared like a distressed prince, who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid ; 1 was undone by my auxiliary ; when I had once called him in, I could .not subsist without dependence on h'm. The same hand writ the distinguishing characters of men and women...
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