Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 131
... letter to him , in which he expressed his concern " for the miserable withdrawing of his pension ; " and gave him hopes that in a short time he should find himself supplied with a competence , without any dependence on those little ...
... letter to him , in which he expressed his concern " for the miserable withdrawing of his pension ; " and gave him hopes that in a short time he should find himself supplied with a competence , without any dependence on those little ...
Page 133
... letter was written for him to Sir William Lemon , to prevail upon him to interpose his good offices with Lord Tyrconnel , in which he solicited Sir William's assistance " for a man who really needed it as much as any man could well do ...
... letter was written for him to Sir William Lemon , to prevail upon him to interpose his good offices with Lord Tyrconnel , in which he solicited Sir William's assistance " for a man who really needed it as much as any man could well do ...
Page 136
... letters , that they withdrew , however honourably , their contributions ; and it is be- lieved that little more was paid him than the twenty pounds a year , which were allowed him by the gentleman who proposed the subscription . After ...
... letters , that they withdrew , however honourably , their contributions ; and it is be- lieved that little more was paid him than the twenty pounds a year , which were allowed him by the gentleman who proposed the subscription . After ...
Page 142
... letters to people whose names I would not have known to strangers . " The civil treatment I have thus far met from those whose prisoner I am ... letter which he wrote to a friend : " The whole day , " says he , " 142 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... letters to people whose names I would not have known to strangers . " The civil treatment I have thus far met from those whose prisoner I am ... letter which he wrote to a friend : " The whole day , " says he , " 142 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 143
... letter , he was a length removed to Newgate . This expense he was en- abled to support by the generosity of Mr. Nash ... letters , he had too high a spirit , and determined only to write to some ministers of state , to try to regain his ...
... letter , he was a length removed to Newgate . This expense he was en- abled to support by the generosity of Mr. Nash ... letters , he had too high a spirit , and determined only to write to some ministers of state , to try to regain his ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cassell's Cato censure character Cheap Edition conduct considered contempt conversation death declared Delany discovered distress E. W. HORNUNG elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius honour Illustrated imagined Ireland Juba justly kindness King letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner MAX PEMBERTON mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric passion pension performance perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise promise published queen R. L. STEVENSON reader reason received regard resentment resolution retired Richard Savage ROBERT STAWELL BALL SAMUEL JOHNSON Savage Savage's says Sempronius sent sentiments Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon Spectator STANLEY WEYMAN Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Vols Whigs write wrote