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Page 245
... Savage came as he had promised , found the chariot at the door , and Sir Richard waiting for him and ready to go out . What was intended , and whither they were to go , Savage could not conjecture , and was not willing to inquire ; but ...
... Savage came as he had promised , found the chariot at the door , and Sir Richard waiting for him and ready to go out . What was intended , and whither they were to go , Savage could not conjecture , and was not willing to inquire ; but ...
Page 272
... Savage , however , was not one of those who suffered himself to be injured without resistance , nor was less diligent in exposing the faults of Lord Tyrconnel , over whom he obtained at least this advantage , that he drove him first to ...
... Savage , however , was not one of those who suffered himself to be injured without resistance , nor was less diligent in exposing the faults of Lord Tyrconnel , over whom he obtained at least this advantage , that he drove him first to ...
Page 310
... Savage . " This was supposed by Pope to be the consequence of a complaint made by Savage to Henley , and was therefore mentioned by him with much resentment . Mr. Savage returned a very solemn protestation of his innocence , but ...
... Savage . " This was supposed by Pope to be the consequence of a complaint made by Savage to Henley , and was therefore mentioned by him with much resentment . Mr. Savage returned a very solemn protestation of his innocence , but ...
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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