The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... discovered his hours of reading or method of study , but involved himself in affected silence , and fed his own vanity with their admiration and conjectures . One practice he had , which was easily observed : if any thought or image was ...
... discovered his hours of reading or method of study , but involved himself in affected silence , and fed his own vanity with their admiration and conjectures . One practice he had , which was easily observed : if any thought or image was ...
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... discovered in 1700 , when he defended the Earl of Anglesea against his lady , after- wards Duchess of Buckinghamshire , who sued for a divorce , and obtained it . The expense of his pleasures , and neglect of business , had now lessened ...
... discovered in 1700 , when he defended the Earl of Anglesea against his lady , after- wards Duchess of Buckinghamshire , who sued for a divorce , and obtained it . The expense of his pleasures , and neglect of business , had now lessened ...
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... discovered . After this , he passed his days in the quiet exercise of his function . When the cause of Sacheverell put the public in com- motion , he honestly appeared among the friends of the church . He lived to his seventy - ninth ...
... discovered . After this , he passed his days in the quiet exercise of his function . When the cause of Sacheverell put the public in com- motion , he honestly appeared among the friends of the church . He lived to his seventy - ninth ...
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... discovered himself . It is indeed not easy for any man to write upon literature , or common life , so as not to make himself known to those with whom he familiarly converses , and who are acquainted with his track of study , his ...
... discovered himself . It is indeed not easy for any man to write upon literature , or common life , so as not to make himself known to those with whom he familiarly converses , and who are acquainted with his track of study , his ...
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... discovered more desire of vexing the critic than of defending the poet . Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship ; and , resolving that he should have the consequences of his ...
... discovered more desire of vexing the critic than of defending the poet . Addison , who was no stranger to the world , probably saw the selfishness of Pope's friendship ; and , resolving that he should have the consequences of his ...
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