Lives of the English Poets: Swift-LytteltonClarendon Press, 1905 - English poetry |
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... continued his industry for seven years , with what improve- ment is sufficiently known . This part of his story well deserves to be remembered ; it may afford useful admonition and powerful encouragement to men whose abilities have been ...
... continued his industry for seven years , with what improve- ment is sufficiently known . This part of his story well deserves to be remembered ; it may afford useful admonition and powerful encouragement to men whose abilities have been ...
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... continued three years 6 longer at Dublin ; and in this time , if the observation and memory of an old companion may be trusted , he drew the first sketch of his Tale of a Tub ' . When he was about one - and - twenty ( 1688 ) , being by ...
... continued three years 6 longer at Dublin ; and in this time , if the observation and memory of an old companion may be trusted , he drew the first sketch of his Tale of a Tub ' . When he was about one - and - twenty ( 1688 ) , being by ...
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... continued his studies , and is known to have read , among other books , Cyprian and Irenæus . He thought exercise of great necessity , and used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours 3 . It is easy to imagine that the ...
... continued his studies , and is known to have read , among other books , Cyprian and Irenæus . He thought exercise of great necessity , and used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours 3 . It is easy to imagine that the ...
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... continued his annual plunder . 1 Ante , PRIOR , 21 ; Works , iv . 291. Swift wrote on Nov. 27 , 1711 : The pamphlet is published . ' Ib . ii . 413. Parliament met on Dec. 7. Ib . P. 423. Johnson was misled by the date on the title ...
... continued his annual plunder . 1 Ante , PRIOR , 21 ; Works , iv . 291. Swift wrote on Nov. 27 , 1711 : The pamphlet is published . ' Ib . ii . 413. Parliament met on Dec. 7. Ib . P. 423. Johnson was misled by the date on the title ...
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... continued in their places ' . But every man of known influence has so many petitions which he cannot grant , that he must necessarily offend more than he gratifies , because the preference given to one affords all the rest a reason for ...
... continued in their places ' . But every man of known influence has so many petitions which he cannot grant , that he must necessarily offend more than he gratifies , because the preference given to one affords all the rest a reason for ...
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