Lives of the English Poets1964 |
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... performance he was without lodging , and often without meat ; nor had he any other conveniences for study than the fields or the streets allowed him ; there he used to walk and form his speeches , and afterwards step into a shop , beg ...
... performance he was without lodging , and often without meat ; nor had he any other conveniences for study than the fields or the streets allowed him ; there he used to walk and form his speeches , and afterwards step into a shop , beg ...
Page 190
... performance was much commended by some whose judgment in that kind of writing is gener- ally allowed . But Savage easily reconciled himself to mankind without imputing any defect to his work , by observing that his poem was unluckily ...
... performance was much commended by some whose judgment in that kind of writing is gener- ally allowed . But Savage easily reconciled himself to mankind without imputing any defect to his work , by observing that his poem was unluckily ...
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... performance , never testified any curiosity to see him , and who professed to have forgotten the terms on which he worked . The terms which Fenton uses are very mercantile : " I think at first sight that his performance is commendable ...
... performance , never testified any curiosity to see him , and who professed to have forgotten the terms on which he worked . The terms which Fenton uses are very mercantile : " I think at first sight that his performance is commendable ...
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The Satirical Letters of St Jerome | 1 |
From The Life of John Milton 16081674 | 21 |
From The Life of John Dryden 16311700 | 43 |
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