Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 86
... his motives , upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother , received him into his family , treated him as his equal , and engaged to allow him a pension of two hundred pounds 86 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... his motives , upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother , received him into his family , treated him as his equal , and engaged to allow him a pension of two hundred pounds 86 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 96
... promise . He asserted that he had done nothing that ought to exclude him from that subsistence which he thought not so much a favour as a debt , since it was offered him upon conditions which he had never broken : and that his only ...
... promise . He asserted that he had done nothing that ought to exclude him from that subsistence which he thought not so much a favour as a debt , since it was offered him upon conditions which he had never broken : and that his only ...
Page 97
... promises her assistance , flies away in a cloud , and impregnates the waters of Bath with new virtues , by which the sickness of Belinda is re- lieved . As the reputation of his abilities , the particular circumstances of his birth and ...
... promises her assistance , flies away in a cloud , and impregnates the waters of Bath with new virtues , by which the sickness of Belinda is re- lieved . As the reputation of his abilities , the particular circumstances of his birth and ...
Page 110
... promise , like other promises made to this unfortunate man , was never performed , though he took sufficient care that it should not be forgotten . The publication of his " Volunteer Laureate " procured him no other reward than a ...
... promise , like other promises made to this unfortunate man , was never performed , though he took sufficient care that it should not be forgotten . The publication of his " Volunteer Laureate " procured him no other reward than a ...
Page 115
... promise was made with an uncommon declaration , " that it was not the promise of a minister to a petitioner , but of a friend to his friend . " Mr. Savage now concluded himself set at ease for ever , and , as he observes in a poem ...
... promise was made with an uncommon declaration , " that it was not the promise of a minister to a petitioner , but of a friend to his friend . " Mr. Savage now concluded himself set at ease for ever , and , as he observes in a poem ...
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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