The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... continued his industry for seven years , with what improve- ment is sufficiently known . This part of his story well deserves to be remembered ; it may afford useful admonition and power- ful encouragement to men whose abilities have ...
... continued his industry for seven years , with what improve- ment is sufficiently known . This part of his story well deserves to be remembered ; it may afford useful admonition and power- ful encouragement to men whose abilities have ...
Pàgina 3
... continued his studies , and is known to have read , among other books , Cyprian and Irenæus . He thought exercise of great necessity , and used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours . It is easy to imagine that the mode ...
... continued his studies , and is known to have read , among other books , Cyprian and Irenæus . He thought exercise of great necessity , and used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours . It is easy to imagine that the mode ...
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... continued without end , if he could have continued his annual plunder , but Swift , I suppose , did not yet know what he has since written , that a commission was drawn which would have appointed him general for life , had it not become ...
... continued without end , if he could have continued his annual plunder , but Swift , I suppose , did not yet know what he has since written , that a commission was drawn which would have appointed him general for life , had it not become ...
Pàgina 11
... merit , and among them Addison and Congreve , were continued in their places . But every man of known influence has so many petitions which he cannot grant , that he must necessarily offend more than he gratifies , SWIFT 11.
... merit , and among them Addison and Congreve , were continued in their places . But every man of known influence has so many petitions which he cannot grant , that he must necessarily offend more than he gratifies , SWIFT 11.
Pàgina 15
... continued it for the pleasure of accumulating money . His avarice , however , was not suffered to obstruct the claims of his dignity ; he was served in plate , and used to say that he was the poorest gentle- man in Ireland that ate upon ...
... continued it for the pleasure of accumulating money . His avarice , however , was not suffered to obstruct the claims of his dignity ; he was served in plate , and used to say that he was the poorest gentle- man in Ireland that ate upon ...
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