The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1James Sawers, 1818 - 1271 pàgines |
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Pàgina ii
... gave the following account . worthy man , but a heavy man , and I did not profit much by his instruction ; indeed I did not attend him much . " He had , however , a love and respect for Jourden , not for his literature , but for his ...
... gave the following account . worthy man , but a heavy man , and I did not profit much by his instruction ; indeed I did not attend him much . " He had , however , a love and respect for Jourden , not for his literature , but for his ...
Pàgina v
... gave him ten pounds for the copy . It is remarkable that it came out on the same morning with Pope's Satire , entitled , One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty - eight . ' Pope was so struck with its merit , that he sought to discover ...
... gave him ten pounds for the copy . It is remarkable that it came out on the same morning with Pope's Satire , entitled , One Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty - eight . ' Pope was so struck with its merit , that he sought to discover ...
Pàgina ix
... gave her a benefit which produced £ 200 . She af- terwards published a quarto volume of miscellanies , and thereby increased her little stock to £ 300 . This , and Johnson's protection , supported her during the rest of her life . 6 In ...
... gave her a benefit which produced £ 200 . She af- terwards published a quarto volume of miscellanies , and thereby increased her little stock to £ 300 . This , and Johnson's protection , supported her during the rest of her life . 6 In ...
Pàgina x
... gave both the fame and the profit to Dr. Bathurst . Indeed the latter wrote them , while Johnson dictated ; though he considered it as a point of honour not to own them . He even used to say he did not write them , on the pretext that ...
... gave both the fame and the profit to Dr. Bathurst . Indeed the latter wrote them , while Johnson dictated ; though he considered it as a point of honour not to own them . He even used to say he did not write them , on the pretext that ...
Pàgina xiii
... gave him that independence which his literary talents certainly deserved . His Majesty George III . , in the month of July , granted him a pension of £ 300 per annum , as a recompense for the honour which the excellence of his writings ...
... gave him that independence which his literary talents certainly deserved . His Majesty George III . , in the month of July , granted him a pension of £ 300 per annum , as a recompense for the honour which the excellence of his writings ...
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