The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pages |
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... desire of immediate renown , and keep his work nine years unpublished , he will be still the author , and still in danger of deceiving himself : and if he consults his friends , he will pro- bably find men who have more kindness than ...
... desire of immediate renown , and keep his work nine years unpublished , he will be still the author , and still in danger of deceiving himself : and if he consults his friends , he will pro- bably find men who have more kindness than ...
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... desire at this important juncture to venture my life , in some manner or other , for my King and my country . " I cannot bear living under the reproach of lying obscure and idle in a country retirement , when every man , who has the ...
... desire at this important juncture to venture my life , in some manner or other , for my King and my country . " I cannot bear living under the reproach of lying obscure and idle in a country retirement , when every man , who has the ...
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... desire him to look over my first book , because , if he did , it would have the air of double - dealing . ' I assured him that I did not at all take it ill of Mr. Tickell that he was going to publish his translation ; that he certainly ...
... desire him to look over my first book , because , if he did , it would have the air of double - dealing . ' I assured him that I did not at all take it ill of Mr. Tickell that he was going to publish his translation ; that he certainly ...
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... which was omitted in the order of time , that it might be mentioned together with the purpose which it was made to serve . Mr. Savage , when he had discovered his birth , had an incessant desire to speak to his mother , who 7 * SAVAGE . 99.
... which was omitted in the order of time , that it might be mentioned together with the purpose which it was made to serve . Mr. Savage , when he had discovered his birth , had an incessant desire to speak to his mother , who 7 * SAVAGE . 99.
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Samuel Johnson. an incessant desire to speak to his mother , who always avoided him in public , and refused him admission into her house . One evening walking , as it was his custom , in the street that she inhabited , he saw the door of ...
Samuel Johnson. an incessant desire to speak to his mother , who always avoided him in public , and refused him admission into her house . One evening walking , as it was his custom , in the street that she inhabited , he saw the door of ...
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