The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 14
... tion was then first informed , that the war was unne- ceffarily protracted to fill the pockets of Marlborough ; and that it would have been continued without end , if he could have continued his annual plunder . But Swift , I fuppofe ...
... tion was then first informed , that the war was unne- ceffarily protracted to fill the pockets of Marlborough ; and that it would have been continued without end , if he could have continued his annual plunder . But Swift , I fuppofe ...
Pàgina 18
... in terms fo provoking to that irritable nation , that , re- folving " not to be offended with impunity , " the Scotch Lords in a body demanded an audience of the the Queen , and folicited reparation . A proclama- tion 18 SWIFT .
... in terms fo provoking to that irritable nation , that , re- folving " not to be offended with impunity , " the Scotch Lords in a body demanded an audience of the the Queen , and folicited reparation . A proclama- tion 18 SWIFT .
Pàgina 19
... tion was iffued , in which three hundred pounds were offered for the discovery of the author . From this ftorm he was , as he relates , " fecured by a fleight ; " of what kind , or by whose prudence , is not known ; and fuch was the ...
... tion was iffued , in which three hundred pounds were offered for the discovery of the author . From this ftorm he was , as he relates , " fecured by a fleight ; " of what kind , or by whose prudence , is not known ; and fuch was the ...
Pàgina 27
... tion of merriment and amazement . It was received with fuch avidity , that the price of the first edition was raifed before the second could be made ; it was read by the high and the low , the learned and il- literate . Criticifm was ...
... tion of merriment and amazement . It was received with fuch avidity , that the price of the first edition was raifed before the second could be made ; it was read by the high and the low , the learned and il- literate . Criticifm was ...
Pàgina 37
... tion , fuch as he afterwards never poffeffed , or never exerted . It is of a mode fo diftinct and peculiar , that it must be confidered by itfelf ; what is true of that , is not true of any thing else which he has written .. In his ...
... tion , fuch as he afterwards never poffeffed , or never exerted . It is of a mode fo diftinct and peculiar , that it must be confidered by itfelf ; what is true of that , is not true of any thing else which he has written .. In his ...
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