The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... hundred pounds a year . Congreve's conversation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age , requires some consideration . As the lighter species of dramatic poetry ...
... hundred pounds a year . Congreve's conversation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age , requires some consideration . As the lighter species of dramatic poetry ...
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... hundred pounds a year . Congreve's conversation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age , requires some consideration . As the lighter species of dramatic poetry ...
... hundred pounds a year . Congreve's conversation must surely have been at least equally pleasing with his writings . Such a comedy , written at such an age , requires some consideration . As the lighter species of dramatic poetry ...
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... Jamaica ; a place , I suppose , without trust or care , but which , with his post in the customs , is said to have afforded him twelve hundred pounds a year . His honours were yet far greater than his profits . CONGREVE . 7.
... Jamaica ; a place , I suppose , without trust or care , but which , with his post in the customs , is said to have afforded him twelve hundred pounds a year . His honours were yet far greater than his profits . CONGREVE . 7.
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... hundred verses , except one copy of Latin verses in praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a performance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds . another reason for the severity of his ...
... hundred verses , except one copy of Latin verses in praise of a friend's book . " He thinks , and with some reason , that from such a performance perfection cannot be expected ; but he finds . another reason for the severity of his ...
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... hundred years , without any improvement ; or , if they have ventured farther , have only applied in a mechanical manner the rules of ancient critics to modern writings , and , with great labour , disco- vered nothing but their own want ...
... hundred years , without any improvement ; or , if they have ventured farther , have only applied in a mechanical manner the rules of ancient critics to modern writings , and , with great labour , disco- vered nothing but their own want ...
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