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... King . To these notes an answer was written by L'Estrange , in a pamphlet petulantly called No Blind Guides . But whatever Milton could write , or men of greater activity could do , the King was now about to be restored with the irre ...
... King . To these notes an answer was written by L'Estrange , in a pamphlet petulantly called No Blind Guides . But whatever Milton could write , or men of greater activity could do , the King was now about to be restored with the irre ...
Page 418
... King William was strongly prejudiced , after having in vain tried to show the Earl that the proposal involved nothing dangerous to royal power , he sent Swift for the same purpose to the King . Swift , who probably was proud of his ...
... King William was strongly prejudiced , after having in vain tried to show the Earl that the proposal involved nothing dangerous to royal power , he sent Swift for the same purpose to the King . Swift , who probably was proud of his ...
Page 420
... King William a promise of the first prebend that should be vacant at Westminster or Canterbury . That this promise might not be forgotten , Swift dedicated to the King the posthumous works with which he was intrusted ; but neither the ...
... King William a promise of the first prebend that should be vacant at Westminster or Canterbury . That this promise might not be forgotten , Swift dedicated to the King the posthumous works with which he was intrusted ; but neither the ...
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Absalom and Achitophel acquaintance Addison Æneid afterwards appears blank verse censure character considered conversation Cowley criticism death declared delight desire diction diligence Dryden Dunciad Earl easily elegance endeavoured English excellence expected faults favour friends genius Georgics happy honour Iliad images imagination imitation John Dryden John Wain Johnson kind King knew known labour language Latin learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax mentioned metaphysical poets Milton mind nature neglected never NIHIL numbers observed occasion once opinion Paradise Lost passions performance perhaps Pindar play pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's praise produced published Queen reader reason received remarks reputation resentment rhyme Samuel Johnson satire Savage says seems sentiments solicited sometimes sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler thought told tragedy translation truth Tyrconnel verses Virgil virtue write written wrote