The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... merit , which was the only burthen and reproach he ever brought upon his friends . He could say , as Horace did of himself , what I never yet saw translated ; ' Meo sum pauper in ære . ' At his coming to town , no man was more ...
... merit , which was the only burthen and reproach he ever brought upon his friends . He could say , as Horace did of himself , what I never yet saw translated ; ' Meo sum pauper in ære . ' At his coming to town , no man was more ...
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... merit ; and of that he had exhibited sufficient evidence by his excellent ode on the death of the great Orientalist , Dr. Pocock , who died in 1691 , and whose praise must have been written by Smith when he had been yet but two years in ...
... merit ; and of that he had exhibited sufficient evidence by his excellent ode on the death of the great Orientalist , Dr. Pocock , who died in 1691 , and whose praise must have been written by Smith when he had been yet but two years in ...
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... merit ; had ensured no band of applauders , nor used any artifice to force success , and found that naked excellence was not sufficient for its own support . The play , however , was bought by Lintot , who advanced the price from fifty ...
... merit ; had ensured no band of applauders , nor used any artifice to force success , and found that naked excellence was not sufficient for its own support . The play , however , was bought by Lintot , who advanced the price from fifty ...
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... year . In his course of reading , it was particular that he had dili- gently perused , and accurately remembered , the old romances of knight - errantry . He had a high opinion of his own merit , 18 LIVES OF THE POETS.
... year . In his course of reading , it was particular that he had dili- gently perused , and accurately remembered , the old romances of knight - errantry . He had a high opinion of his own merit , 18 LIVES OF THE POETS.
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... merit , who could obtain to the same play a prologue from Addison , and an epilogue from Prior ; and who could have at once the patronage of Halifax and the praise of Oldisworth . For the power of communicating these minute memorials ...
... merit , who could obtain to the same play a prologue from Addison , and an epilogue from Prior ; and who could have at once the patronage of Halifax and the praise of Oldisworth . For the power of communicating these minute memorials ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards appeared Battle of Ramillies Beggar's Opera Cato censure character Congreve considered contempt conversation court criticism death declared delight diligence distress Dryden Duke Earl elegance endeavoured esteem excellence favour fortune friends genius honour House of Hanover Iliad imagination imitation Juba justly kind King William Lady likewise lived Lord Chamberlain Lord Halifax Lord Tyrconnel mankind Matthew Prior mentioned merit mind misfortunes nature neglect never observed obtained occasion once opinion panegyric passion performance perhaps Pindaric play pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope pounds praise Prior published Queen reason received regard remarkable reputation resentment Savage Savage's says seems seldom Sempronius sent sentiments Sir Richard Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes Spectator Spence Steele sufficient supposed Syphax Tatler Theophilus Cibber thought Tickell told tragedy verses virtue Whig write written wrote