Lives of the English Poets: With an Introd. by Arthur Waugh, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1961 - English poetry |
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... Young was certainly not ashamed to be patronized by the infamous Wharton . But Wharton befriended in Young , perhaps , the poet , and particularly the tragedian . If virtuous authors must be patronized only by virtuous peers , who shall ...
... Young was certainly not ashamed to be patronized by the infamous Wharton . But Wharton befriended in Young , perhaps , the poet , and particularly the tragedian . If virtuous authors must be patronized only by virtuous peers , who shall ...
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... Young , in consideration thereof , and of the love I bore him , & c . " The other was dated the 10th of July , 1722 . ' Young , on his examination , swore that he quitted the Exeter family , and refused an annuity of 100l . which had ...
... Young , in consideration thereof , and of the love I bore him , & c . " The other was dated the 10th of July , 1722 . ' Young , on his examination , swore that he quitted the Exeter family , and refused an annuity of 100l . which had ...
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... Young , forget the praise he bestows upon Socrates , in the Preface to Night Seven , for resenting his friend's request about his funeral . ' During some part of his life Young was abroad , but I have not been able to learn any ...
... Young , forget the praise he bestows upon Socrates , in the Preface to Night Seven , for resenting his friend's request about his funeral . ' During some part of his life Young was abroad , but I have not been able to learn any ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards Ambrose Philips appeared blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber considered contempt criticism death delight deserved diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad Earl Edward Young elegance endeavoured English English poetry epitaph Essay excellence expected expence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius honour Iliad imagination judgement kind King known labour Lady learning Letters lines lived Lord Lord Halifax Lyttelton mentioned mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers occasion once opinion Orrery passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed publick published Queen reader reason received reputation resentment satire Savage says seems shew shewn Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift Tatler Thomson Tickell tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel unkle verses virtue Whigs Winchester College write written wrote Young