The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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Page 64
... Returning Peace , Dove - eyed , and rob'd in white- Of his petty poems some are very trifling , with out any thing to be praised , either in the thought or expression . He is unlucky in his competitions ; he tells the same idle tale ...
... Returning Peace , Dove - eyed , and rob'd in white- Of his petty poems some are very trifling , with out any thing to be praised , either in the thought or expression . He is unlucky in his competitions ; he tells the same idle tale ...
Page 71
... returning to his studies , he wrote a tragedy called " The Captives , " which he was invited to read before the Princess of Wales . When the hour came , he saw the Princess and her ladies all in expectation , and advancing with reve ...
... returning to his studies , he wrote a tragedy called " The Captives , " which he was invited to read before the Princess of Wales . When the hour came , he saw the Princess and her ladies all in expectation , and advancing with reve ...
Page 82
... returned from the government of Barbadoes , died at sea . He continued to serve in parliament ; and in the ninth year of Queen Anne was chosen knight of the shire for Cornwall . At the memorable change of the ministry ( 1710 ) he was ...
... returned from the government of Barbadoes , died at sea . He continued to serve in parliament ; and in the ninth year of Queen Anne was chosen knight of the shire for Cornwall . At the memorable change of the ministry ( 1710 ) he was ...
Page 94
... returned it , with very high commenda- tions . Soon after it was generally known that Mr. Tickell was publishing the first book of the Iliad , ' I met Dr. Young in the street ; and , upon our falling into that subject , the Doctor ...
... returned it , with very high commenda- tions . Soon after it was generally known that Mr. Tickell was publishing the first book of the Iliad , ' I met Dr. Young in the street ; and , upon our falling into that subject , the Doctor ...
Page 111
... returned home , having retired that day only to avoid his creditors , and composed the pamphlet only to discharge his reckoning . Mr. Savage related another fact equally uncom- mon , which , though it has no relation to his life , ought ...
... returned home , having retired that day only to avoid his creditors , and composed the pamphlet only to discharge his reckoning . Mr. Savage related another fact equally uncom- mon , which , though it has no relation to his life , ought ...
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