The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April 24 , 1700 , the Dean and Chapter declared the place of Mr. Smith void , he having been convicted of riotous misbehaviour in the house of ...
... mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April 24 , 1700 , the Dean and Chapter declared the place of Mr. Smith void , he having been convicted of riotous misbehaviour in the house of ...
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... mind , accustomed to please itself with its own conceptions , but of little acquaintance with the course of life . Dennis tells , in one of his pieces , that he had once a design to have written the tragedy of Phædra , but was convinced ...
... mind , accustomed to please itself with its own conceptions , but of little acquaintance with the course of life . Dennis tells , in one of his pieces , that he had once a design to have written the tragedy of Phædra , but was convinced ...
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... mind , that he could use or improve , he did not suffer it to be lost ; but , amidst the jollity of a tavern , or in the warmth of conversation , very diligently committed it to paper . Thus it was that he had gathered two quires of ...
... mind , that he could use or improve , he did not suffer it to be lost ; but , amidst the jollity of a tavern , or in the warmth of conversation , very diligently committed it to paper . Thus it was that he had gathered two quires of ...
Pàgina 19
... mind , let me indulge myself in the remembrance . I knew him very early ; he was one of the first friends that literature procured me , and I hope that at least my gratitude made me worthy of his notice . He was of an advanced age , and ...
... mind , let me indulge myself in the remembrance . I knew him very early ; he was one of the first friends that literature procured me , and I hope that at least my gratitude made me worthy of his notice . He was of an advanced age , and ...
Pàgina 39
... mind . Of the little that appears still less is his own . His praise must be derived from the easy sweetness of his diction : in his verses there is more happiness than pains ; he is sprightly without effort , and always delights though ...
... mind . Of the little that appears still less is his own . His praise must be derived from the easy sweetness of his diction : in his verses there is more happiness than pains ; he is sprightly without effort , and always delights though ...
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