The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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Pàgina 13
... would not force them to drive him away . Some time afterwards he assumed an appearance of decency ; in his own phrase , he whitened himself , having a desire to obtain the censorship , an office of honour and some profit SMITH 13.
... would not force them to drive him away . Some time afterwards he assumed an appearance of decency ; in his own phrase , he whitened himself , having a desire to obtain the censorship , an office of honour and some profit SMITH 13.
Pàgina 14
... appeared not to know it . He was now driven to London , where he associated himself with the Whigs , whether because they were in power , or because the Tories had expelled him , or because he was a Whig by principle , may perhaps be ...
... appeared not to know it . He was now driven to London , where he associated himself with the Whigs , whether because they were in power , or because the Tories had expelled him , or because he was a Whig by principle , may perhaps be ...
Pàgina 25
... appeared , as a lover of the Church , on the side of Sacheverell ; and was supposed to have concurred at least in the projection of The Examiner . His eyes were open to all the operations of Whiggism ; and he bestowed some strictures ...
... appeared , as a lover of the Church , on the side of Sacheverell ; and was supposed to have concurred at least in the projection of The Examiner . His eyes were open to all the operations of Whiggism ; and he bestowed some strictures ...
Pàgina 30
... appeared among the friends of the church . He lived to his seventy - ninth year , and died May 20 , 1713 . Burnet is not very favourable to his memory ; but he and Burnet were old rivals . On some public occasion they both preached ...
... appeared among the friends of the church . He lived to his seventy - ninth year , and died May 20 , 1713 . Burnet is not very favourable to his memory ; but he and Burnet were old rivals . On some public occasion they both preached ...
Pàgina 34
... appeared how much the presence of that assembly could disconcert one of their own body . ' After this he rose fast into honours and employments , being made one of the commissioners of the Treasury , and called to the Privy Council . In ...
... appeared how much the presence of that assembly could disconcert one of their own body . ' After this he rose fast into honours and employments , being made one of the commissioners of the Treasury , and called to the Privy Council . In ...
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