The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 33
... received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted him by the despicable foppery of desiring to be considered not as an author but a gentleman ; to which the Frenchman replied , " that if he had been only a gentleman he should not have come to ...
... received a visit from Voltaire , disgusted him by the despicable foppery of desiring to be considered not as an author but a gentleman ; to which the Frenchman replied , " that if he had been only a gentleman he should not have come to ...
Page 44
... in the solidity and strength of its reasoning . " Why an author surpasses himself , it is natural to inquire . I have heard from Mr. Draper , an eminent bookseller , an account received by him from Ambrose 44 BLACKMORE .
... in the solidity and strength of its reasoning . " Why an author surpasses himself , it is natural to inquire . I have heard from Mr. Draper , an eminent bookseller , an account received by him from Ambrose 44 BLACKMORE .
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Samuel Johnson. eminent bookseller , an account received by him from Ambrose Philips , " That Blackmore , as he proceeded in this poem , laid his manuscript from time to time before a club of wits with whom he associated ; and that every ...
Samuel Johnson. eminent bookseller , an account received by him from Ambrose Philips , " That Blackmore , as he proceeded in this poem , laid his manuscript from time to time before a club of wits with whom he associated ; and that every ...
Page 49
... received the punishment he deserved . But the fate of this impious buffoon is very different ; for in a protestant kingdom , zeal- ous of their civil and religious immunities , he has not only escaped affronts and the effects of public ...
... received the punishment he deserved . But the fate of this impious buffoon is very different ; for in a protestant kingdom , zeal- ous of their civil and religious immunities , he has not only escaped affronts and the effects of public ...
Page 68
... received him into his inmost confi- dence ; and a friendship was formed between them which lasted to their separation by death , without any known abatement on either part . Gay was the general favourite of the whole association of wits ...
... received him into his inmost confi- dence ; and a friendship was formed between them which lasted to their separation by death , without any known abatement on either part . Gay was the general favourite of the whole association of wits ...
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