The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... obtained from any other critic . The same year he published " A Satire on Wit ; " a proclamation of defiance , which united the poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ridicule from every side . This he ...
... obtained from any other critic . The same year he published " A Satire on Wit ; " a proclamation of defiance , which united the poets almost all against him , and which brought upon him lampoons and ridicule from every side . This he ...
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... obtained a licence for its admission into public worship ; but no ad- mission has it yet obtained , nor has it any right to come where Brady and Tate had got possession . Blackmore's name must be added to those of many others who , by ...
... obtained a licence for its admission into public worship ; but no ad- mission has it yet obtained , nor has it any right to come where Brady and Tate had got possession . Blackmore's name must be added to those of many others who , by ...
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... obtained it . He was born near Newcastle , in Staffordshire , of an ancient family , whose estate was very consi- • He was born at Shelton , near Newcastle , May 20 , 1683 ; and was the youngest of eleven children of John Fenton , an ...
... obtained it . He was born near Newcastle , in Staffordshire , of an ancient family , whose estate was very consi- • He was born at Shelton , near Newcastle , May 20 , 1683 ; and was the youngest of eleven children of John Fenton , an ...
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... , by which he might obtain that support which he could never hope from his poetry . The play was acted at the other theatre ; and the brutal petulance of Cibber was confuted , though , perhaps , not shamed FENTON . 61.
... , by which he might obtain that support which he could never hope from his poetry . The play was acted at the other theatre ; and the brutal petulance of Cibber was confuted , though , perhaps , not shamed FENTON . 61.
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... obtain of obsolete language , and by consequence in s style that was never spoken nor written in any age or in any place . But the effect of reality and truth became con- spicuous , even when the intention was to shew them grovelling ...
... obtain of obsolete language , and by consequence in s style that was never spoken nor written in any age or in any place . But the effect of reality and truth became con- spicuous , even when the intention was to shew them grovelling ...
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