The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pages |
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Page 25
... supposed that his manners were polite and his conversation pleasing . He seems not to have taken much pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the " Spectator , " and only one paper to the " Tatler , " though published by men ...
... supposed that his manners were polite and his conversation pleasing . He seems not to have taken much pleasure in writing , as he contributed nothing to the " Spectator , " and only one paper to the " Tatler , " though published by men ...
Page 26
... supposed to have applied him- self to books ; for he discovers more literature than the poets have commonly attained . But his studies were in his latter days obstructed by cataracts in his eyes , which at last terminated in blindness ...
... supposed to have applied him- self to books ; for he discovers more literature than the poets have commonly attained . But his studies were in his latter days obstructed by cataracts in his eyes , which at last terminated in blindness ...
Page 27
... supposed to consist in gay remarks and unexpected an- swers ; but that which he endeavoured he seldom failed of performing . His scenes exhibit not much of humour , imagery , or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladia ...
... supposed to consist in gay remarks and unexpected an- swers ; but that which he endeavoured he seldom failed of performing . His scenes exhibit not much of humour , imagery , or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladia ...
Page 31
... supposed to have been an attorney . Having been for some time educated in a country school , he was sent , at thirteen , to Westminster ; and , in 1668 , was entered at Edmund Hall , in Oxford , where he took the degree of M. A. June 3 ...
... supposed to have been an attorney . Having been for some time educated in a country school , he was sent , at thirteen , to Westminster ; and , in 1668 , was entered at Edmund Hall , in Oxford , where he took the degree of M. A. June 3 ...
Page 33
... supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equivalent to all their outrages ; he was this year made one of the physicians in ordinary to King William , and advanced by him to the honour of ...
... supposed to have increased in proportion . He found , however , advantages more than equivalent to all their outrages ; he was this year made one of the physicians in ordinary to King William , and advanced by him to the honour of ...
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