The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 51
... opinion of the nation was now settled ; a hero introduced by Blackmore was not likely to find either respect or kindness ; " Alfred " took his place by " Eliza " in silence and darkness ; benevo- lence was ashamed to favour , and malice ...
... opinion of the nation was now settled ; a hero introduced by Blackmore was not likely to find either respect or kindness ; " Alfred " took his place by " Eliza " in silence and darkness ; benevo- lence was ashamed to favour , and malice ...
Page 60
... opinions , as he was a nonjuror , seem not to have been remarkably rigid . He wrote with great zeal and affection the praises of Queen Anne , and very willingly and liberally extolled the Duke of Marlborough , when he was ( 1707 ) at ...
... opinions , as he was a nonjuror , seem not to have been remarkably rigid . He wrote with great zeal and affection the praises of Queen Anne , and very willingly and liberally extolled the Duke of Marlborough , when he was ( 1707 ) at ...
Page 73
... re- ception was different , according to the different opinion of its readers . Swift commended it for the excellence of its morality , as a piece that VOL . II . E " placed all kinds of vice in the strongest and GAY . 73.
... re- ception was different , according to the different opinion of its readers . Swift commended it for the excellence of its morality , as a piece that VOL . II . E " placed all kinds of vice in the strongest and GAY . 73.
Page 92
... opinions of the men by whom he was afterwards befriended . Mr. Addison , however he hated the men then in power , suffered his friendship to prevail over his public spirit , and gave in the " Spectator " such praises of Tickell's poem ...
... opinions of the men by whom he was afterwards befriended . Mr. Addison , however he hated the men then in power , suffered his friendship to prevail over his public spirit , and gave in the " Spectator " such praises of Tickell's poem ...
Page 107
... opinion on his death - bed , he thought it his duty to provide for him among his other natural children , and there- fore demanded a positive account of him , with an importunity not to be diverted or denied . His mo- ther , who could ...
... opinion on his death - bed , he thought it his duty to provide for him among his other natural children , and there- fore demanded a positive account of him , with an importunity not to be diverted or denied . His mo- ther , who could ...
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