Johnson's Lives of the Poets, Količina 3G. Bell and sons, 1890 |
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... never be a poet ; and that this denuncia- tion was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden . In 1699 Temple died , and left a legacy with his manu- scripts to Swift , for whom he had obtained , from King William , a ...
... never be a poet ; and that this denuncia- tion was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden . In 1699 Temple died , and left a legacy with his manu- scripts to Swift , for whom he had obtained , from King William , a ...
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... never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the Parsonage , when Swift was away ; and when he returned , removed to a lodging , or to the house of a neighbouring clergyman . 2 99 1 Swift was ...
... never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the Parsonage , when Swift was away ; and when he returned , removed to a lodging , or to the house of a neighbouring clergyman . 2 99 1 Swift was ...
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... never be able to shine , or distinguish themselves , upon any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us , and would take away the greatest , perhaps the only , topick we have left . Who would ever ...
... never be able to shine , or distinguish themselves , upon any other subject ? We are daily complaining of the great decline of wit among us , and would take away the greatest , perhaps the only , topick we have left . Who would ever ...
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... never been told ; what he had suffered was , I suppose , the exclusion from a bishoprick by the remonstrances of Sharpe , " whom he de- scribes as the harmless tool of others hate , and whom he represents as afterwards suing for pardon ...
... never been told ; what he had suffered was , I suppose , the exclusion from a bishoprick by the remonstrances of Sharpe , " whom he de- scribes as the harmless tool of others hate , and whom he represents as afterwards suing for pardon ...
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... never received any pleasure from the presence of the Dean , may be reasonably doubted : they have , however , some odd attraction ; the reader , finding frequent mention of names which he has been used to consider as important , goes on ...
... never received any pleasure from the presence of the Dean , may be reasonably doubted : they have , however , some odd attraction ; the reader , finding frequent mention of names which he has been used to consider as important , goes on ...
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