The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2F.C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English poetry |
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... wishes ; and when he could give no assistance to extricate them from misfortunes , he endeavoured to sooth them by sympathy and tenderness . But when his heart was not softened by the sight of misery , he was sometimes obstinate in his ...
... wishes ; and when he could give no assistance to extricate them from misfortunes , he endeavoured to sooth them by sympathy and tenderness . But when his heart was not softened by the sight of misery , he was sometimes obstinate in his ...
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... wish for a life of ease was always returning . He went to take possession of his deanery as soon as he had obtained it ; but he was not suffered to stay in Ireland more than a fortnight before he was recalled to England , that he might ...
... wish for a life of ease was always returning . He went to take possession of his deanery as soon as he had obtained it ; but he was not suffered to stay in Ireland more than a fortnight before he was recalled to England , that he might ...
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... wish to infringe the toleration , but he opposed their en- croachments . He To his duty as dean he was very attentive . managed the revenues of his church with exact economy ; and it is said by Delany , that more money was , under his ...
... wish to infringe the toleration , but he opposed their en- croachments . He To his duty as dean he was very attentive . managed the revenues of his church with exact economy ; and it is said by Delany , that more money was , under his ...
Page 255
... wish that Dryden could have known the value of the homage that was paid him , and fore- seen the greatness of his young admirer ? The earliest of Pope's productions is his " Ode on Solitude , " written before he was twelve , in which ...
... wish that Dryden could have known the value of the homage that was paid him , and fore- seen the greatness of his young admirer ? The earliest of Pope's productions is his " Ode on Solitude , " written before he was twelve , in which ...
Page 273
... wishes to save his money conceals his avarice by his malice . Addi- son had hinted his suspicion that Pope was too much a tory ; and some of the tories suspected his principles because he had contributed to " The Guardian , " which was ...
... wishes to save his money conceals his avarice by his malice . Addi- son had hinted his suspicion that Pope was too much a tory ; and some of the tories suspected his principles because he had contributed to " The Guardian , " which was ...
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