The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 100
... allowed to have set a good example to men of his own class , by devoting part of his time to elegant knowledge ; and who has shewn , by the subjects which his poetry has adorned , that it is practicable to be at once a skilful sportsman ...
... allowed to have set a good example to men of his own class , by devoting part of his time to elegant knowledge ; and who has shewn , by the subjects which his poetry has adorned , that it is practicable to be at once a skilful sportsman ...
Page 101
... allowed by sportsmen to write with great intelli- gence of his subject , which is the first requisite to excellence ; and though it is impossible to inte- rest the common readers of verse in the dangers or pleasures of the chase , he ...
... allowed by sportsmen to write with great intelli- gence of his subject , which is the first requisite to excellence ; and though it is impossible to inte- rest the common readers of verse in the dangers or pleasures of the chase , he ...
Page 110
... allowed the unhappy Au- thor no part of the profit . Not discouraged however at his repulse , he wrote two years afterwards " Love in a Veil , " another comedy , borrowed likewise from the Span ish , but with little better success than ...
... allowed the unhappy Au- thor no part of the profit . Not discouraged however at his repulse , he wrote two years afterwards " Love in a Veil , " another comedy , borrowed likewise from the Span ish , but with little better success than ...
Page 115
... allowed him a settled pension of fifty pounds a year , which was during her life regularly paid . That this act of generosity may receive its due praise , and that the good actions of Mrs. Oldfield may not be sullied by her general ...
... allowed him a settled pension of fifty pounds a year , which was during her life regularly paid . That this act of generosity may receive its due praise , and that the good actions of Mrs. Oldfield may not be sullied by her general ...
Page 118
... allowed him ; there he used to walk and form his speeches , and afterwards step into a shop , beg for a few moments the use of the pen and ink , and write down what he had composed upon paper which he had picked up by accident . If the ...
... allowed him ; there he used to walk and form his speeches , and afterwards step into a shop , beg for a few moments the use of the pen and ink , and write down what he had composed upon paper which he had picked up by accident . If the ...
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