The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper, 1853 - 297 strani |
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... wife's illness . Stella died in January , 1728 , and Swift not until 1745 , having passed the last five of the seventy - eight years of his life , with an impaired in- tellect and keepers to watch him . ' You know , of course , that ...
... wife's illness . Stella died in January , 1728 , and Swift not until 1745 , having passed the last five of the seventy - eight years of his life , with an impaired in- tellect and keepers to watch him . ' You know , of course , that ...
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... wife and daughters in the drawing - room , content to take that sort of pay for his tremendous services as a bravo . ' " In what regiment , pray ? " asked Swift . A guard of volunteers formed themselves to defend the Dean this time ...
... wife and daughters in the drawing - room , content to take that sort of pay for his tremendous services as a bravo . ' " In what regiment , pray ? " asked Swift . A guard of volunteers formed themselves to defend the Dean this time ...
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... wife , the best com- panion of the best of men- " Mild Dorothea , peaceful , wise , and great , Trembling beheld the doubtful hand of fate . " As for Dorinda , his sister- " Those who would grief describe , might come and trace Its ...
... wife , the best com- panion of the best of men- " Mild Dorothea , peaceful , wise , and great , Trembling beheld the doubtful hand of fate . " As for Dorinda , his sister- " Those who would grief describe , might come and trace Its ...
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... wife pass by me to - day in their coach ; but I took no notice of them , I am glad I have wholly shaken off that family . " - S . to S. , Sept. 1710 . came to the antechamber [ at Court ] to wait 24 24 ENGLISH HUMOURISTS .
... wife pass by me to - day in their coach ; but I took no notice of them , I am glad I have wholly shaken off that family . " - S . to S. , Sept. 1710 . came to the antechamber [ at Court ] to wait 24 24 ENGLISH HUMOURISTS .
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... wife is allowed to be the best little woman in the world . Her chickens are the fattest , and her ale the best in all the country . Besides , the par- son has a little cellar of his own , of which he keeps the key , where he always has ...
... wife is allowed to be the best little woman in the world . Her chickens are the fattest , and her ale the best in all the country . Besides , the par- son has a little cellar of his own , of which he keeps the key , where he always has ...
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acquaintance Addison admire asked beauty Bolingbroke called Captain character charming cheerfulness Congreve court Dean dear death delightful Dick Steele dinner Dublin Duke Dunciad Earl England English eyes face famous fancy father fond fortune genius gentleman give Goldsmith hand happy heart Hogarth honest honour humour humourist Iliad Ireland Johnson Joseph Addison kind lady laugh Lawrence Sterne letters literary lived London look Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Treasurer manner married MATTHEW PRIOR Muslin nature never night North Briton passed periwig pity pleasure poem poet poor Pope Pope's portrait pretty satire says sing Sir William Temple speak Spence's Anecdotes Stella Sterne story Struldbrugs sweet Swift Tatler tell tender thee thou thought told Tom Jones truth verses Vicar of Wakefield vols whilst wife William William Congreve woman writing wrote young