The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations of Their Works, Volum 2Derby & Jackson, 1857 |
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... Epitaphs JONATHAN SWIFT . - 1667-1745 . 219 Born in Dublin of English Parents - Educated at Dublin and Oxford - Enters the service of Sir William Temple - Becomes acquainted with Stella - Is introduced to William III . — Is left Sir ...
... Epitaphs JONATHAN SWIFT . - 1667-1745 . 219 Born in Dublin of English Parents - Educated at Dublin and Oxford - Enters the service of Sir William Temple - Becomes acquainted with Stella - Is introduced to William III . — Is left Sir ...
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... epitaph of her own composition and bad spelling to Congreve in Westminster Abbey , her mother , quoting the words , said , “ I know not what pleasure [ happiness ] she might have in his company , but I am sure it was no honour ...
... epitaph of her own composition and bad spelling to Congreve in Westminster Abbey , her mother , quoting the words , said , “ I know not what pleasure [ happiness ] she might have in his company , but I am sure it was no honour ...
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... epitaph , of which he borrowed the two first lines from Crashaw . Fenton was tall and bulky , inclined to corpulence , which he did not lessen by much exercise ; for he was very sluggish and seden- tary , rose late , and when he had ...
... epitaph , of which he borrowed the two first lines from Crashaw . Fenton was tall and bulky , inclined to corpulence , which he did not lessen by much exercise ; for he was very sluggish and seden- tary , rose late , and when he had ...
Pàgina 60
... Epitaph . There Truth may be spoken in a few words : as for Flourish , & Oratory , & Poetry , I leave them to younger and more lively Writers , such as love writing for writ- ing sake , & wd rather show their own Fine Parts , yo Report ...
... Epitaph . There Truth may be spoken in a few words : as for Flourish , & Oratory , & Poetry , I leave them to younger and more lively Writers , such as love writing for writ- ing sake , & wd rather show their own Fine Parts , yo Report ...
Pàgina 73
... epitaph in verse by Pope , was erected to his memory by the Duke and Duchess of Queensberry . " He was interred in Westminster Abbey , " Arbuthnot writes to Swift , " as if he had been a peer of the realm . ” ( Scott's Swift , xviii ...
... epitaph in verse by Pope , was erected to his memory by the Duke and Duchess of Queensberry . " He was interred in Westminster Abbey , " Arbuthnot writes to Swift , " as if he had been a peer of the realm . ” ( Scott's Swift , xviii ...
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Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1864 |
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1854 |
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations ..., Volum 2 Samuel Johnson Visualització completa - 1866 |
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