The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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Pàgina 28
... death arrived ; and he kiffed the hands of the new King and Queen three days after their acceffion . By the Queen , when fhe was Princefs , he had been treated with fome diftinction , and was well received by her in her exaltation ; but ...
... death arrived ; and he kiffed the hands of the new King and Queen three days after their acceffion . By the Queen , when fhe was Princefs , he had been treated with fome diftinction , and was well received by her in her exaltation ; but ...
Pàgina 29
... death of her whom he loved most , aggravated by the confcioufnefs that himself had haftened it . Beauty and the power of pleafing , the greatest ex- ternal advantages that woman can defire or poffefs , were fatal to the unfortunate ...
... death of her whom he loved most , aggravated by the confcioufnefs that himself had haftened it . Beauty and the power of pleafing , the greatest ex- ternal advantages that woman can defire or poffefs , were fatal to the unfortunate ...
Pàgina 31
... death ; and Delany mentions it not with doubt , but only with regret . Swift never mentioned her without a figh . The reft of his life was spent in Ireland , in a country to which not even power almost defpotick , nor flattery almoft ...
... death ; and Delany mentions it not with doubt , but only with regret . Swift never mentioned her without a figh . The reft of his life was spent in Ireland , in a country to which not even power almost defpotick , nor flattery almoft ...
Pàgina 34
... " Directions for Servants " was printed foon after his death . These two performances fhew a mind inceffantly attentive , and , when it was not employed upon great things , 5 things , bufy with minute occurrences . It is It 34 SWIFT .
... " Directions for Servants " was printed foon after his death . These two performances fhew a mind inceffantly attentive , and , when it was not employed upon great things , 5 things , bufy with minute occurrences . It is It 34 SWIFT .
Pàgina 45
... death drove him into Ireland , he might be allowed to regret for a time the inter- ception of his views , the extinction of his hopes , and his ejection from gay fcenes , important employ- ment , and fplendid friendships ; but when time ...
... death drove him into Ireland , he might be allowed to regret for a time the inter- ception of his views , the extinction of his hopes , and his ejection from gay fcenes , important employ- ment , and fplendid friendships ; but when time ...
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