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Page 101
... Death brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
... Death brought upon the stage , all as active persons of the drama ; but no precedents can justify absurdity . Milton's allegory of Sin and Death is undoubtedly faulty . Sin is indeed the mother of Death , and may be allowed to be the ...
Page 239
... Death - His Godmother's Death-- His Early Misfortunes - Lady Mason's Kindness - Is placed with a Shoe- maker - Becomes an Author by Profession -- Sir Richard Steele interests himself in his behalf - His Two Comedies - Mrs . Oldfield's ...
... Death - His Godmother's Death-- His Early Misfortunes - Lady Mason's Kindness - Is placed with a Shoe- maker - Becomes an Author by Profession -- Sir Richard Steele interests himself in his behalf - His Two Comedies - Mrs . Oldfield's ...
Page 294
... death of his patroness . He did not , in confidence of his approaching riches , neglect the measures proper to secure the continuance of his pension , though some of his favourers thought him culpable for omitting to write on her death ...
... death of his patroness . He did not , in confidence of his approaching riches , neglect the measures proper to secure the continuance of his pension , though some of his favourers thought him culpable for omitting to write on her death ...
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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