The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... pleased , against their will . But , though taste is obstinate , it is very variable ; and time often prevails when argu- ments have failed . Queen Mary conferred upon both those plays the honour of her presence ; and when she died ...
... pleased , against their will . But , though taste is obstinate , it is very variable ; and time often prevails when argu- ments have failed . Queen Mary conferred upon both those plays the honour of her presence ; and when she died ...
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... pleased with the honour ; and when he became acquainted with Gay , found such attractions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have received him into his inmost confi- dence ; and a friendship was formed between them which ...
... pleased with the honour ; and when he became acquainted with Gay , found such attractions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have received him into his inmost confi- dence ; and a friendship was formed between them which ...
Pàgina 38
... pleased to be over- looked , drew up a comparison of his own compositions with those of Philips , in which he covertly gave himself the pre- ference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited ...
... pleased to be over- looked , drew up a comparison of his own compositions with those of Philips , in which he covertly gave himself the pre- ference , while he seemed to disown it . Not content with this , he is supposed to have incited ...
Pàgina 47
... pleased to find himself imitated in six lines , which , though they begin with nonsense and end with dulness , excited in the young author a rapture of acknowledgment , In numbers such as Waller's self might use . It was probably about ...
... pleased to find himself imitated in six lines , which , though they begin with nonsense and end with dulness , excited in the young author a rapture of acknowledgment , In numbers such as Waller's self might use . It was probably about ...
Pàgina 48
... pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hol- landers are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , I beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his majesty , as one whose utmost ambition it is to ...
... pleased to say , it is yet doubtful if the Hol- landers are rash enough to make such an attempt ; but , be that as it will , I beg leave to insist upon it , that I may be presented to his majesty , as one whose utmost ambition it is to ...
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