The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2Nichols and Son, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street, 1801 |
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Pàgina 18
... receiving characters from contemporary writers . Clifford's remarks , by the favour of Dr. Percy , were at last obtained ; and , that no man may ever want them more , I will extract enough to fatisfy all reasonable defire . In the firft ...
... receiving characters from contemporary writers . Clifford's remarks , by the favour of Dr. Percy , were at last obtained ; and , that no man may ever want them more , I will extract enough to fatisfy all reasonable defire . In the firft ...
Pàgina 27
... event , was a reason why it times , and was in general ill - received . C 2 41 . " of of as cky day , viz . Weft ; and he the kingdom was was performed but fix wonderful of wonderful that any man that knew the meaning his DRY DE N. 27.
... event , was a reason why it times , and was in general ill - received . C 2 41 . " of of as cky day , viz . Weft ; and he the kingdom was was performed but fix wonderful of wonderful that any man that knew the meaning his DRY DE N. 27.
Pàgina 31
... and of which " he has no reafon to be ashamed . ' " " This is a mistake . It was fet to mufick by Purcell , and well received , and is yet a favourite entertainment . H. C 4 This This play appeared in 1694. It is faid to have DRYDEN . 31.
... and of which " he has no reafon to be ashamed . ' " " This is a mistake . It was fet to mufick by Purcell , and well received , and is yet a favourite entertainment . H. C 4 This This play appeared in 1694. It is faid to have DRYDEN . 31.
Pàgina 33
... received , if fome of his verfes did not intro- duce it . The price of a prologue was two guineas , till , being asked to write one for Mr. Southern , he demanded three ; " Not , " faid he , " young man , " out of difrefpect to you ...
... received , if fome of his verfes did not intro- duce it . The price of a prologue was two guineas , till , being asked to write one for Mr. Southern , he demanded three ; " Not , " faid he , " young man , " out of difrefpect to you ...
Pàgina 53
... receiving " any , waited on the lord Jefferies ; who pretend ing ignorance of the matter , turned it off with " an ill - natured jeft , faying , that thofe who ob " ferved the orders of a drunken frolick deserved " no better ; that he ...
... receiving " any , waited on the lord Jefferies ; who pretend ing ignorance of the matter , turned it off with " an ill - natured jeft , faying , that thofe who ob " ferved the orders of a drunken frolick deserved " no better ; that he ...
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