The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 1C. Bathurst, 1783 |
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... These omiffions , which it is now useless to lament , have been often fupplied by the kindness of Mr. STEEVENS and other friends ; and great affiftance has been given me by Mr. SPENCE'S Collections , of which I confider the ...
... These omiffions , which it is now useless to lament , have been often fupplied by the kindness of Mr. STEEVENS and other friends ; and great affiftance has been given me by Mr. SPENCE'S Collections , of which I confider the ...
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... These letters , being written like thofe of other men whofe mind is more on things than words , contribute no otherwise to his repu- tation than as they fhew him to have been above the affectation of unfeafonable elegance , and to have ...
... These letters , being written like thofe of other men whofe mind is more on things than words , contribute no otherwise to his repu- tation than as they fhew him to have been above the affectation of unfeafonable elegance , and to have ...
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... these bonds till the general deli- " verance ; " it is therefore to be supposed , that he did not go to France , and act again for the King , without the consent of his bondfman ; that he did not fhew his loyalty at the hazard of his ...
... these bonds till the general deli- " verance ; " it is therefore to be supposed , that he did not go to France , and act again for the King , without the consent of his bondfman ; that he did not fhew his loyalty at the hazard of his ...
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... himself the melancholy Cowley . This met with the ufual fortune of complaints , and feems to have ex- cited more contempt than pity . C 2 Thefe These unlucky incidents are brought , ma- liciously enough , COWLEY , 19.
... himself the melancholy Cowley . This met with the ufual fortune of complaints , and feems to have ex- cited more contempt than pity . C 2 Thefe These unlucky incidents are brought , ma- liciously enough , COWLEY , 19.
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With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. These unlucky incidents are brought , ma- liciously enough , together in fome ftanzas , written about that time , on the choice of a laureat ; a mode of fatire , by which , fince ...
With Critical Observations on Their Works Samuel Johnson. These unlucky incidents are brought , ma- liciously enough , together in fome ftanzas , written about that time , on the choice of a laureat ; a mode of fatire , by which , fince ...
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