The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... called down by the waiter ; and , having stayed some time below , came up thoughtful . After a pause , said he to his friend , ' He that wanted me below was Addison , whose business was to tell me that a History of the Revolution was ...
... called down by the waiter ; and , having stayed some time below , came up thoughtful . After a pause , said he to his friend , ' He that wanted me below was Addison , whose business was to tell me that a History of the Revolution was ...
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... who had a pleasant house called Mountown , near Dublin , to which King frequently retired ; delighting to neglect his interest , forget his cares , and desert his duty . Here he wrote Mully of Mountown , a poem ; 24 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... who had a pleasant house called Mountown , near Dublin , to which King frequently retired ; delighting to neglect his interest , forget his cares , and desert his duty . Here he wrote Mully of Mountown , a poem ; 24 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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... called Useful Transactions . His Voyage to the Island of Cajamai is particularly commended . He then wrote the Art of Love , a poem remarkable , notwith- standing its title , for purity of sentiment ; and in 1709 imitated Horace in an ...
... called Useful Transactions . His Voyage to the Island of Cajamai is particularly commended . He then wrote the Art of Love , a poem remarkable , notwith- standing its title , for purity of sentiment ; and in 1709 imitated Horace in an ...
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... called as criminals before a court of justice , when it 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 ...
... called as criminals before a court of justice , when it 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 ...
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... called the Harveian Oration ; which the authors of the Biographia mention with more praise than the passage quoted in their notes will fully justify . Garth , speaking of the mischiefs done by quacks , has these expressions : Non tamen ...
... called the Harveian Oration ; which the authors of the Biographia mention with more praise than the passage quoted in their notes will fully justify . Garth , speaking of the mischiefs done by quacks , has these expressions : Non tamen ...
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