The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 2
... used in that univerfity to denote want of merit . Of this difgrace it may be eafily fuppofed that he was much afhamed , and fhame had its proper effect in producing reformation . He refolved from that time to ftudy eight hours a - day ...
... used in that univerfity to denote want of merit . Of this difgrace it may be eafily fuppofed that he was much afhamed , and fhame had its proper effect in producing reformation . He refolved from that time to ftudy eight hours a - day ...
Pàgina 3
... employment , and went with all the confidence of a young man , found his arguments , and his art of difplaying them , made totally ineffectual by the pre- deter- B 2 determination of the King ; and used to mention this SWIFT . 3.
... employment , and went with all the confidence of a young man , found his arguments , and his art of difplaying them , made totally ineffectual by the pre- deter- B 2 determination of the King ; and used to mention this SWIFT . 3.
Pàgina 4
... used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours . It is eafy to imagine that the mode in which his first degree was conferred , left him no great fondness for the University of Dublin , and therefore he refol- ved to become a ...
... used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours . It is eafy to imagine that the mode in which his first degree was conferred , left him no great fondness for the University of Dublin , and therefore he refol- ved to become a ...
Pàgina 17
... of the Dean , may be reasonably doubted : they have , however , fome odd attraction ; the reader , finding frequent mention of names which he has been used VOL . III . C to to confider as important , goes on in hope of SWIFT . 17.
... of the Dean , may be reasonably doubted : they have , however , fome odd attraction ; the reader , finding frequent mention of names which he has been used VOL . III . C to to confider as important , goes on in hope of SWIFT . 17.
Pàgina 21
... used to say that he was the pooreft gentleman in Ireland that ate upon plate , and the richeft that lived without a coach . How he spent the reft of his time , and how he em- ployed his hours of ftudy , has been enquired with hopeless ...
... used to say that he was the pooreft gentleman in Ireland that ate upon plate , and the richeft that lived without a coach . How he spent the reft of his time , and how he em- ployed his hours of ftudy , has been enquired with hopeless ...
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