Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 111
... able to bring his play upon the stage in the summer , when the chief actors had retired , and the rest were in possession of the house for their own advantage . Among these , Mr. Savage was admitted to play the part of Sir Thomas ...
... able to bring his play upon the stage in the summer , when the chief actors had retired , and the rest were in possession of the house for their own advantage . Among these , Mr. Savage was admitted to play the part of Sir Thomas ...
Page 164
... able to send his poems to the press , but for many years continued his solicitation , and squandered what- ever he obtained . This project of printing his works was frequently revived ; and , as his proposals grew obsolete , new ones ...
... able to send his poems to the press , but for many years continued his solicitation , and squandered what- ever he obtained . This project of printing his works was frequently revived ; and , as his proposals grew obsolete , new ones ...
Page 308
... able to hold himself erect till they were laced , and he then put on a flannel waistcoat . One side was contracted . His legs were so slender , that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of stockings , which were drawn on and off by ...
... able to hold himself erect till they were laced , and he then put on a flannel waistcoat . One side was contracted . His legs were so slender , that he enlarged their bulk with three pair of stockings , which were drawn on and off by ...
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