Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2Oxford University Press, 1964 - Poets, English |
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Page 194
... pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the inter- position of friends was sometimes necessary . His wit ...
... pleasing is universally acknowledged ; but those who conversed with him intimately , found him not only passionate , especially in his old age , but resentful ; so that the inter- position of friends was sometimes necessary . His wit ...
Page 272
... pleasing instruction to rectify our opinions , and purify our manners . What he required as the indispensable condition of such an undertaking , a publick stipend , was not likely in those times to be obtained . Riches were not become ...
... pleasing instruction to rectify our opinions , and purify our manners . What he required as the indispensable condition of such an undertaking , a publick stipend , was not likely in those times to be obtained . Riches were not become ...
Page 432
... pleasing , and the praise of Marlborough , for which the scene gives an opportunity , is , what perhaps every human excellence must be , the product of good - luck improved by genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes ...
... pleasing , and the praise of Marlborough , for which the scene gives an opportunity , is , what perhaps every human excellence must be , the product of good - luck improved by genius . The thoughts are sometimes great , and sometimes ...
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