Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1938 - English poetry |
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Page 112
... remarkable . The Preface contains a very liberal encomium on the blooming excellences of Mr. Theophilus Cibber , which Mr. Savage could not in the latter part of his life see his friends about to read without snatching the play out of ...
... remarkable . The Preface contains a very liberal encomium on the blooming excellences of Mr. Theophilus Cibber , which Mr. Savage could not in the latter part of his life see his friends about to read without snatching the play out of ...
Page 160
... , or submitted to be treated otherwise than as an equal . Once , when he was without lodging , meat , or clothes , one of his friends , a man not indeed remarkable for moderation in his prosperity 160 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... , or submitted to be treated otherwise than as an equal . Once , when he was without lodging , meat , or clothes , one of his friends , a man not indeed remarkable for moderation in his prosperity 160 LIVES OF THE POETS.
Page 233
... remarkable gentleness and sweetness of disposition . The weak- ness of his body continued through his life , but the mildness of his mind perhaps ended with his child- hood . His voice , when he was young , was so pleasing , that he was ...
... remarkable gentleness and sweetness of disposition . The weak- ness of his body continued through his life , but the mildness of his mind perhaps ended with his child- hood . His voice , when he was young , was so pleasing , that he was ...
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