The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 92
... friendship to prevail over his public spirit , and gave in the " Spectator " such praises of Tickell's poem , that when , after having long wished to peruse it , I laid hold on it at last , I thought it unequal to the honours which it ...
... friendship to prevail over his public spirit , and gave in the " Spectator " such praises of Tickell's poem , that when , after having long wished to peruse it , I laid hold on it at last , I thought it unequal to the honours which it ...
Page 95
... friendship seems to have continued without abatement ; for when Ad- dison died , he left him the charge of publishing his works , with a solemn recommendation to the patronage of Craggs . To these works he prefixed an Elegy on the Au ...
... friendship seems to have continued without abatement ; for when Ad- dison died , he left him the charge of publishing his works , with a solemn recommendation to the patronage of Craggs . To these works he prefixed an Elegy on the Au ...
Page 97
... friendships prejudiced mankind at that time in favour of the man on whom they were bestowed ; for he was the com . panion of Cobham , Lyttelton , and Chesterfield . He is said to have divided his life between plea . sure and books ; in ...
... friendships prejudiced mankind at that time in favour of the man on whom they were bestowed ; for he was the com . panion of Cobham , Lyttelton , and Chesterfield . He is said to have divided his life between plea . sure and books ; in ...
Page 118
... - formance . He had indeed in Mr. Hill another critic of a very different class , from whose friendship he re- ceived great assistance on many occasions , and whom he never mentioned but with the utmost ten- derness 118 SAVAGE .
... - formance . He had indeed in Mr. Hill another critic of a very different class , from whose friendship he re- ceived great assistance on many occasions , and whom he never mentioned but with the utmost ten- derness 118 SAVAGE .
Page 135
... friendship with some whom he satirized , and of making use of the confidence which he gained by a seeming kindness , to discover failings and ex- pose them : it must be confessed , that Mr. Savage's esteem was no very certain possession ...
... friendship with some whom he satirized , and of making use of the confidence which he gained by a seeming kindness , to discover failings and ex- pose them : it must be confessed , that Mr. Savage's esteem was no very certain possession ...
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