The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1James Sawers, 1818 - 1271 pàgines |
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... lost her sight . She had contracted a close intimacy with his wife , and after her death she had an apartment from him at all times when he had a house . In 1755 , Garrick gave her a benefit which produced £ 200 . She af- terwards ...
... lost her sight . She had contracted a close intimacy with his wife , and after her death she had an apartment from him at all times when he had a house . In 1755 , Garrick gave her a benefit which produced £ 200 . She af- terwards ...
Pàgina xvii
... lost his valuable friend Thrale , who appointed him executor with a legacy of £ 200 . " I felt , " he said , " almost the last flutter of his pulse , and looked for the last time upon that face , that for fifteen years had never been ...
... lost his valuable friend Thrale , who appointed him executor with a legacy of £ 200 . " I felt , " he said , " almost the last flutter of his pulse , and looked for the last time upon that face , that for fifteen years had never been ...
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... lost it , ' says Wood , ' by cer- tain persons , enemies to the Muses . ' 6 The neglect of the Court was not his only morti- fication having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of The Guardian , ' for the ...
... lost it , ' says Wood , ' by cer- tain persons , enemies to the Muses . ' 6 The neglect of the Court was not his only morti- fication having , by such alteration as he thought proper , fitted his old comedy of The Guardian , ' for the ...
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... lost part of his dread of thehum of men . ' * He thought himself now safe enough from intrusion , without the defence of moun- tains and oceans ; and instead of seeking shelter in America , wisely went only so far from the bustle of ...
... lost part of his dread of thehum of men . ' * He thought himself now safe enough from intrusion , without the defence of moun- tains and oceans ; and instead of seeking shelter in America , wisely went only so far from the bustle of ...
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... lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at ...
... lost ; if they frequently threw away their wit upon false conceits , they likewise sometimes struck out unexpected truth : if their conceits were far - fetched , they were often worth the carriage . To write on their plan it was at ...
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