Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
From inside the book
Results 6-10 of 14
Page 52
... pass with his mistress through the southern gate , where her brother Marcus is upon the guard , and where he would certainly prove an impediment to him ( which is the Roman word for the baggage ) ; instead of doing this , Sempronius is ...
... pass with his mistress through the southern gate , where her brother Marcus is upon the guard , and where he would certainly prove an impediment to him ( which is the Roman word for the baggage ) ; instead of doing this , Sempronius is ...
Page 54
... pass that , during all this time , he had sent nobody - no , not so much as a candle - snuffer - to take away the dead body of Sempronius . Well , but let us regard him listen- ing . Having left his apprehension behind him , he , at ...
... pass that , during all this time , he had sent nobody - no , not so much as a candle - snuffer - to take away the dead body of Sempronius . Well , but let us regard him listen- ing . Having left his apprehension behind him , he , at ...
Page 55
... pass with them who beheld him for a great patriot , a great philosopher , or a general , or some whimsical person who fancied himself all these ? and whether the people who belonged to the family would think that such a person had a ...
... pass with them who beheld him for a great patriot , a great philosopher , or a general , or some whimsical person who fancied himself all these ? and whether the people who belonged to the family would think that such a person had a ...
Page 87
... pass before his eyes without notice , he had treasured in his mind all the different combinations of passions , and the innumerable mixtures of vice and virtue , which distinguished one character from another ; and , as his conception ...
... pass before his eyes without notice , he had treasured in his mind all the different combinations of passions , and the innumerable mixtures of vice and virtue , which distinguished one character from another ; and , as his conception ...
Page 96
... pass those hours with him which he so freely bestowed upon others . This demand Mr. Savage considered as a censure of his conduct which he could never patiently bear , and which , in the latter and cooler parts of his life , was so ...
... pass those hours with him which he so freely bestowed upon others . This demand Mr. Savage considered as a censure of his conduct which he could never patiently bear , and which , in the latter and cooler parts of his life , was so ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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