The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... , as those of Heartwell and the ladies ; or easy and common , as Wittol , a tame idiot , Bluff , a swaggering coward , and Fondlewife , a jealous ral degradation of human testimony , are very lightly utter- CONGREVE . 3.
... , as those of Heartwell and the ladies ; or easy and common , as Wittol , a tame idiot , Bluff , a swaggering coward , and Fondlewife , a jealous ral degradation of human testimony , are very lightly utter- CONGREVE . 3.
Pàgina 3
... fictitious and artificial , as those of Heartwell and the ladies ; or easy and common , as Wittol , a tame idiot , Bluff , a swaggering coward , and Fondlewife , a jealous puritan ; and the catastrophe arises from a mistake , CONGREVE . 3.
... fictitious and artificial , as those of Heartwell and the ladies ; or easy and common , as Wittol , a tame idiot , Bluff , a swaggering coward , and Fondlewife , a jealous puritan ; and the catastrophe arises from a mistake , CONGREVE . 3.
Pàgina 12
... lady Gethin , the latter part is in imitation of Dryden's ode on mrs . Killigrew ; and Doris , that has been so lavishly flattered by Steele , has indeed some lively stanzas , but the expression might be mended ; and the most striking ...
... lady Gethin , the latter part is in imitation of Dryden's ode on mrs . Killigrew ; and Doris , that has been so lavishly flattered by Steele , has indeed some lively stanzas , but the expression might be mended ; and the most striking ...
Pàgina 33
... lady af- terwards detained him with her as the auditor of her ac- counts . He often wandered to London , and amused him- self with the conversation of his friends . He died in 1730 , at Easthamstead in Berkshire , the seat of lady ...
... lady af- terwards detained him with her as the auditor of her ac- counts . He often wandered to London , and amused him- self with the conversation of his friends . He died in 1730 , at Easthamstead in Berkshire , the seat of lady ...
Pàgina 35
... he died poor , but honest , leaving no Debts , or Legacies ; except of a few pds to Mr. Trumbull and my Lady , in token of respect , Gratefulness , and mutual Esteem , I shall with pleasure take upon me to draw this FENTON . 35.
... he died poor , but honest , leaving no Debts , or Legacies ; except of a few pds to Mr. Trumbull and my Lady , in token of respect , Gratefulness , and mutual Esteem , I shall with pleasure take upon me to draw this FENTON . 35.
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