Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 22
... manner to which nothing could be objected . The greatest weakness of the play is in the scenes of love , which are said by Pope to have been added to the original plan upon a subsequent review , in compliance with the popular practice ...
... manner to which nothing could be objected . The greatest weakness of the play is in the scenes of love , which are said by Pope to have been added to the original plan upon a subsequent review , in compliance with the popular practice ...
Page 27
... manner he lived in the family , I know not . His advances at first were certainly timorous , but grew bolder as his reputation and influence increased ; till at last the lady was persuaded to marry him , on terms much like those on ...
... manner he lived in the family , I know not . His advances at first were certainly timorous , but grew bolder as his reputation and influence increased ; till at last the lady was persuaded to marry him , on terms much like those on ...
Page 32
... manners , nothing is so often mentioned as that timorous or sullen taciturnity , which his friends called modesty by too mild a name . Steele mentions with great tenderness " that remarkable bashfulness which is a cloak that hides and ...
... manners , nothing is so often mentioned as that timorous or sullen taciturnity , which his friends called modesty by too mild a name . Steele mentions with great tenderness " that remarkable bashfulness which is a cloak that hides and ...
Page 35
... his character ; he was always reserved to strangers , and was not incited to un- common freedom by a character like that of Mandeville . From any minute knowledge of his familiar manners the intervention ADDISON . 35.
... his character ; he was always reserved to strangers , and was not incited to un- common freedom by a character like that of Mandeville . From any minute knowledge of his familiar manners the intervention ADDISON . 35.
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Samuel Johnson. From any minute knowledge of his familiar manners the intervention of sixty years has now debarred us . Steele once promised Congreve and the public a complete description of his character ; but the promises of authors ...
Samuel Johnson. From any minute knowledge of his familiar manners the intervention of sixty years has now debarred us . Steele once promised Congreve and the public a complete description of his character ; but the promises of authors ...
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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