Lives of the English PoetsCaasel et Cie, 1892 |
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Page 20
... had been tried for the first time in favour of the Distressed Mother ; and was now , with more efficacy , practised for Cato . " The danger was soon over . The whole nation was at that time on 20 LIVES OF THE POETS .
... had been tried for the first time in favour of the Distressed Mother ; and was now , with more efficacy , practised for Cato . " The danger was soon over . The whole nation was at that time on 20 LIVES OF THE POETS .
Page 23
... soon too hot for neutral topics , and quitted the Guardian to write the Englishman . The papers of Addison are marked in the Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in the Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as ...
... soon too hot for neutral topics , and quitted the Guardian to write the Englishman . The papers of Addison are marked in the Spectator by one of the letters in the name of Clio , and in the Guardian by a hand ; whether it was , as ...
Page 31
... soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice , obstinacy , frolic , and folly , however they might delight in the description , should be silently forgotten , than that , by wanton merriment and un- seasonable detection , a ...
... soon obliterated ; and it is surely better that caprice , obstinacy , frolic , and folly , however they might delight in the description , should be silently forgotten , than that , by wanton merriment and un- seasonable detection , a ...
Page 38
... soon , But seen great Nassau on the British throne , How had his triumph glittered in thy page ! " What is this but to say that he who could com- pliment Cromwell had been the proper poet for King William ? Addison , however , printed ...
... soon , But seen great Nassau on the British throne , How had his triumph glittered in thy page ! " What is this but to say that he who could com- pliment Cromwell had been the proper poet for King William ? Addison , however , printed ...
Page 48
... soon as Cato is gone , Sempronius , who but just before had acted like an unparalleled knave , discovers himself , like an egregious fool , to be an accomplice in the conspiracy . " Semp . Know , villains , when such paltry slaves ...
... soon as Cato is gone , Sempronius , who but just before had acted like an unparalleled knave , discovers himself , like an egregious fool , to be an accomplice in the conspiracy . " Semp . Know , villains , when such paltry slaves ...
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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