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Pàgina 26
... opinion , " the best critic in the nation . " He was not , however , merely a critic or a scholar , but a man of fashion , and , as Dennis remarks , osten- tatiously splendid in his dress . He was likewise a member of parliament and a ...
... opinion , " the best critic in the nation . " He was not , however , merely a critic or a scholar , but a man of fashion , and , as Dennis remarks , osten- tatiously splendid in his dress . He was likewise a member of parliament and a ...
Pàgina 27
... opinion of his learned commentator , sacrificed a little of his judgment to his gratitude . It must The time of his death I have not learned . have happened between 1707 , when he wrote to Pope , and 1711 , when Pope praised him in his ...
... opinion of his learned commentator , sacrificed a little of his judgment to his gratitude . It must The time of his death I have not learned . have happened between 1707 , when he wrote to Pope , and 1711 , when Pope praised him in his ...
Pàgina 35
... opinion , who could not admire , — 66 Verses as smooth and soft as cream , In which there was neither depth nor stream . " And therefore , though his want of complaisance for some men's overbearing vanity made him enemies , yet the ...
... opinion , who could not admire , — 66 Verses as smooth and soft as cream , In which there was neither depth nor stream . " And therefore , though his want of complaisance for some men's overbearing vanity made him enemies , yet the ...
Pàgina 51
... opinion of his own merit , and was something contemptuous in his treatment of those whom he considered as not qualified to oppose or con- tradict him . He had many frailties ; yet it cannot but be supposed that he had great merit , who ...
... opinion of his own merit , and was something contemptuous in his treatment of those whom he considered as not qualified to oppose or con- tradict him . He had many frailties ; yet it cannot but be supposed that he had great merit , who ...
Pàgina 52
... opinion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and he en- dured me . He had mingled with the gay world , without exemp- tion from its vices or its follies , but had never neg- lected the cultivation of his mind ; his belief of reve ...
... opinion did not keep us apart . I honoured him , and he en- dured me . He had mingled with the gay world , without exemp- tion from its vices or its follies , but had never neg- lected the cultivation of his mind ; his belief of reve ...
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Pàgina 379 - Wanderer, the man of exalted sentiments, extensive views, and curious observations, the man whose remarks on life might have assisted the statesman, whose ideas of virtue might have enlightened the moralist, whose eloquence might have influenced senates, and whose delicacy might have polished courts.
Pàgina 212 - The cause of Congreve was not tenable : whatever glosses he might use for the defence or palliation of single passages, the general tenour and tendency of his plays must always be condemned. It is acknowledged, with universal conviction, that the perusal of his works will make no man better ; and that their ultimate effect is to represent pleasure in alliance with vice, and to relax those obligations by which life ought to be regulated.
Pàgina 379 - He lodged as much by accident as he dined, and passed the night sometimes in mean houses, which are set open at night to any casual wanderers, sometimes in cellars, among the riot and filth of the meanest and most profligate of the rabble...
Pàgina 148 - Know, villains, when such paltry slaves presume To mix in treason, if the plot succeeds, They're thrown neglected by; but, if it fails, They're sure to die like dogs, as you shall do. Here, take these factious monsters, drag them forth To sudden death.
Pàgina 319 - In this walk they happened unluckily to discover a light in Robinson's coffee-house, near Charing-Cross, and therefore went in. Merchant with some rudeness demanded a room, and was told that there was a good fire in the next parlour, which the company were about to leave, being then paying their reckoning. Merchant, not satisfied with this answer, rushed into the room, and was followed by his companions.
Pàgina 217 - Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart.
Pàgina 132 - It is said that when Addison had suffered any vexation from the Countess he withdrew the company from Button's house. From the coffee-house he went again to a tavern, where he often sat late and drank too much wine.
Pàgina 124 - The lords might think their dignity diminished by improper advancements, and particularly by the introduction of twelve new peers at once, to produce a majority of tories in the last reign ; an act of authority violent enough, yet certainly legal, and by no means to be compared with that contempt of national right with which, some time afterwards, by the instigation of whiggism, the commons, chosen by the people for three years, chose themselves for seven.
Pàgina 259 - He began on it ; and when first he mentioned it to Swift, the doctor did not much like the project. As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. — When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.
Pàgina 418 - He appeared to think himself born to be supported by others, and dispensed from all necessity of providing for himself; he therefore never prosecuted any scheme of advantage, nor endeavoured even to secure the! profits which his writings might have afforded him.