Lives of the English Poets, Volume 1Oxford University Press, 1933 - English poetry |
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Page 420
... Addison supplied a prologue . When the marquis of Wharton was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of three hundred ...
... Addison supplied a prologue . When the marquis of Wharton was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland , Addison attended him as his secretary ; and was made keeper of the records in Birmingham's Tower , with a salary of three hundred ...
Page 431
... Addison put the play into his hands , he only told him , it was the work of a Gentleman in the Company ; and when it was received , as is confessed , with cold disapprobation , he was probably less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted ...
... Addison put the play into his hands , he only told him , it was the work of a Gentleman in the Company ; and when it was received , as is confessed , with cold disapprobation , he was probably less willing to claim it . Tickell omitted ...
Page 442
... Addison's familiar day , before his marriage , Pope has given a detail . He had in the house with him Budgell , and ... Addison , kept a coffee - house on the south - side of Russel - street , about two doors from Covent- garden . Here ...
... Addison's familiar day , before his marriage , Pope has given a detail . He had in the house with him Budgell , and ... Addison , kept a coffee - house on the south - side of Russel - street , about two doors from Covent- garden . Here ...
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