The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 2Methuen, 1896 |
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... occasion of the son's being left very young in the hands of a near relation ( one who married Mr. Neale's sister ) whose name was Smith . This gentleman and his lady treated him as their own child , and put him to Westminster School ...
... occasion of the son's being left very young in the hands of a near relation ( one who married Mr. Neale's sister ) whose name was Smith . This gentleman and his lady treated him as their own child , and put him to Westminster School ...
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... occasion ; and it must not be forgotten how zealously Mr. Addison espoused his interest , with all the elegant judgment and diffusive good - nature for which that accomplished gentleman and author is so justly valued by mankind . But as ...
... occasion ; and it must not be forgotten how zealously Mr. Addison espoused his interest , with all the elegant judgment and diffusive good - nature for which that accomplished gentleman and author is so justly valued by mankind . But as ...
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... occasion , I have not heard anything memorable . As his years advanced , he advanced in reputation : for he continued to cultivate his mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April ...
... occasion , I have not heard anything memorable . As his years advanced , he advanced in reputation : for he continued to cultivate his mind , though he did not amend his irregularities , by which he gave so much offence , that , April ...
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... occasion , wrote a poem , which justice must place among the best elegies which our language can show , an elegant mixture of fondness and admiration , of dignity and softness . There are some passages too ludicrous ; but every human ...
... occasion , wrote a poem , which justice must place among the best elegies which our language can show , an elegant mixture of fondness and admiration , of dignity and softness . There are some passages too ludicrous ; but every human ...
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... occasion they both preached before the House of Commons . There prevailed in those days an indecent custom ; when the preacher touched any favourite topic in a manner that delighted his audience , their approbation was expressed by a ...
... occasion they both preached before the House of Commons . There prevailed in those days an indecent custom ; when the preacher touched any favourite topic in a manner that delighted his audience , their approbation was expressed by a ...
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