The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 65
... appeared more than in his last moments : He had a conscious Sa- tisfaction ( no doubt ) in acting right , in feeling himself honest , true , and unpretending to more than was his own . So he dyed , as he lived , with that secret , yet ...
... appeared more than in his last moments : He had a conscious Sa- tisfaction ( no doubt ) in acting right , in feeling himself honest , true , and unpretending to more than was his own . So he dyed , as he lived , with that secret , yet ...
Page 69
... appeared against it in the form of criticism ; and Griffin , a player , in con junction with Mr. Theobald , a man afterwards more remarkable , produced a pamphlet called " The Key to the What d'ye call it ; " which , says Gay , " calls ...
... appeared against it in the form of criticism ; and Griffin , a player , in con junction with Mr. Theobald , a man afterwards more remarkable , produced a pamphlet called " The Key to the What d'ye call it ; " which , says Gay , " calls ...
Page 73
... appeared stronger and strong- er every act , and ended in a clamour of applause . " Its reception is thus recorded in the notes to the " Dunciad : " " This piece was received with greater applause than was ever known , Besides being ...
... appeared stronger and strong- er every act , and ended in a clamour of applause . " Its reception is thus recorded in the notes to the " Dunciad : " " This piece was received with greater applause than was ever known , Besides being ...
Page 75
... appeared likewise under his name a comedy called " The Distressed Wife , " and " The Rehearsal at Gotham , " a piece of hu- mour . The character given him by Pope is this : that " he was a natural man , without design , who spoke what ...
... appeared likewise under his name a comedy called " The Distressed Wife , " and " The Rehearsal at Gotham , " a piece of hu- mour . The character given him by Pope is this : that " he was a natural man , without design , who spoke what ...
Page 77
... appearance of Cloacina is nauseous and super- fluous ; a shoe - boy could have been produced by the casual cohabitation of mere mortals . Horace's rule is broken in both cases ; there is no dignus vindice nodus , no difficulty that ...
... appearance of Cloacina is nauseous and super- fluous ; a shoe - boy could have been produced by the casual cohabitation of mere mortals . Horace's rule is broken in both cases ; there is no dignus vindice nodus , no difficulty that ...
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