The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 19
... fays , that he was received with refpect , he means for the first fortnight , when he came to take legal poffeffion ; and when Lord Orrery tells that he was C 2 pelted pelted by the populace , he is to be understood SWIFT . 19.
... fays , that he was received with refpect , he means for the first fortnight , when he came to take legal poffeffion ; and when Lord Orrery tells that he was C 2 pelted pelted by the populace , he is to be understood SWIFT . 19.
Pàgina 20
... means to correfpond with the notions that I had formed of it , from a con- verfation which I once heard between the Earl of Orrery and old Mr. Lewis . Swift now , much againft his will , commenced Irishman for life , and was to contrive ...
... means to correfpond with the notions that I had formed of it , from a con- verfation which I once heard between the Earl of Orrery and old Mr. Lewis . Swift now , much againft his will , commenced Irishman for life , and was to contrive ...
Pàgina 49
... mean parents . Of the place of his birth , or the firft part of his life , I have not been able to gain any intelligence . He was edu- cated upon the foundation at Eton , and was cap- tain of the school a whole year , without any va ...
... mean parents . Of the place of his birth , or the firft part of his life , I have not been able to gain any intelligence . He was edu- cated upon the foundation at Eton , and was cap- tain of the school a whole year , without any va ...
Pàgina 53
... mean man , whom Pope chofe for an affociate , and whofe co - operation was confidered by Pope's enemies as fo important , that he was attacked by Henley with this ludicrous dif- tich : Pope came off clean with Homer ; but they fay ...
... mean man , whom Pope chofe for an affociate , and whofe co - operation was confidered by Pope's enemies as fo important , that he was attacked by Henley with this ludicrous dif- tich : Pope came off clean with Homer ; but they fay ...
Pàgina 65
... he names Mr. Walth , who had by no means " the qualification which this author reckons abfo- " lutely neceffary to a critick , it being very certain VOL . III . ❝s that F 66 " that he was , like this Effayer , POPE . 65.
... he names Mr. Walth , who had by no means " the qualification which this author reckons abfo- " lutely neceffary to a critick , it being very certain VOL . III . ❝s that F 66 " that he was , like this Effayer , POPE . 65.
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