The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 79
... numbers such as Waller's self might use . It was probably about this time that he wrote the poem to the Earl of Peterborough , upon his accomplishment of the Duke of York's marriage with the Princess of Modena , whose charms appear to ...
... numbers such as Waller's self might use . It was probably about this time that he wrote the poem to the Earl of Peterborough , upon his accomplishment of the Duke of York's marriage with the Princess of Modena , whose charms appear to ...
Page 93
... numbers ; he appeals to the people as his proper judges ; and , if they are not inclined to condemn him , he is in little care about the high- flyers at Button's . " Pope did not long think Addison an impartial judge ; for he considered ...
... numbers ; he appeals to the people as his proper judges ; and , if they are not inclined to condemn him , he is in little care about the high- flyers at Button's . " Pope did not long think Addison an impartial judge ; for he considered ...
Page 112
... number of per- sons of the first quality , they were surprised at the number of liveries which surrounded the table ; and , after dinner , when wine and mirth had set them free from the observation of rigid ceremony , one of them ...
... number of per- sons of the first quality , they were surprised at the number of liveries which surrounded the table ; and , after dinner , when wine and mirth had set them free from the observation of rigid ceremony , one of them ...
Page 131
... number of his friends not lessened . The nature of the act for which he had been tried was in itself doubtful ; of the evidences which appeared against him , the character of the man was not unexceptionable , that of the woman noto ...
... number of his friends not lessened . The nature of the act for which he had been tried was in itself doubtful ; of the evidences which appeared against him , the character of the man was not unexceptionable , that of the woman noto ...
Page 138
... number of enemies among those that were attacked by Mr. Pope , with whom he was considered as a kind of confederate , and whom he was suspected of supplying with private intel- ligence and secret incidents ; so that the ignominy of an ...
... number of enemies among those that were attacked by Mr. Pope , with whom he was considered as a kind of confederate , and whom he was suspected of supplying with private intel- ligence and secret incidents ; so that the ignominy of an ...
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