Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 64
... favours , and he had dedicated his Shepherd's Week to Bolingbroke , which Swift considered as the crime that ... favour , that both the Prince and Princess went to see his What d'ye call it , a kind of mock - tragedy , in which ...
... favours , and he had dedicated his Shepherd's Week to Bolingbroke , which Swift considered as the crime that ... favour , that both the Prince and Princess went to see his What d'ye call it , a kind of mock - tragedy , in which ...
Page 148
... favour : or perhaps the Queen really intended his advancement , and therefore thought it superfluous to lavish presents upon a man whom she intended to establish for life . About this time not only his hopes were in danger of being ...
... favour : or perhaps the Queen really intended his advancement , and therefore thought it superfluous to lavish presents upon a man whom she intended to establish for life . About this time not only his hopes were in danger of being ...
Page 163
... favour of the publick ; but , whatever was the reason , he did not find the world equally inclined to favour him ; and he observed with some dis- content , that , though he offered his works at half a guinea , he was able to procure but ...
... favour of the publick ; but , whatever was the reason , he did not find the world equally inclined to favour him ; and he observed with some dis- content , that , though he offered his works at half a guinea , he was able to procure but ...
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