The English Humourists: The Four GeorgesDent, 1914 - 423 strani |
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... Spence's Anecdotes . 6 A glass was put in the hand of the statue , which was supposed to bow to her Grace and to nod in approbation of what she spoke to it . ' -THOS . DAVIES : Dramatic Miscellanies . § The sum Congreve left Mrs ...
... Spence's Anecdotes . 6 A glass was put in the hand of the statue , which was supposed to bow to her Grace and to nod in approbation of what she spoke to it . ' -THOS . DAVIES : Dramatic Miscellanies . § The sum Congreve left Mrs ...
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... Spence's Anecdotes . * Milton's chief talent , and indeed his distinguishing excellence , lies in the sublimity of his thoughts . There are others of the moderns , who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of ...
... Spence's Anecdotes . * Milton's chief talent , and indeed his distinguishing excellence , lies in the sublimity of his thoughts . There are others of the moderns , who rival him in every other part of poetry ; but in the greatness of ...
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... Spence's Anecdotes . " " Leave him as soon as you can , " said Addison to me , speaking of Pope ; " he will certainly play you some devilish trick else : he has an appetite to satire . " - LADY WORTLEY MONTAGU . Spence's Anecdotes ...
... Spence's Anecdotes . " " Leave him as soon as you can , " said Addison to me , speaking of Pope ; " he will certainly play you some devilish trick else : he has an appetite to satire . " - LADY WORTLEY MONTAGU . Spence's Anecdotes ...
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... Spence's Anecdotes . + ' Mr. Addison to Mr. Wyche . " DEAR SIR , -My hand at present begins to grow steady enough for gratefully remembering Wyche's ' hoc . ' ' I have CONGREVE AND ADDISON 73.
... Spence's Anecdotes . + ' Mr. Addison to Mr. Wyche . " DEAR SIR , -My hand at present begins to grow steady enough for gratefully remembering Wyche's ' hoc . ' ' I have CONGREVE AND ADDISON 73.
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... Spence's Anecdotes . found him . * A poem was wanted about the CONGREVE AND ADDISON 75.
... Spence's Anecdotes . found him . * A poem was wanted about the CONGREVE AND ADDISON 75.
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Addison admired asked beautiful called Captain character charming Congreve Court dancing daughter Dean dear death delightful dinner Doctor Doctor Johnson Duke Dunciad Earl England English eyes famous fancy father fond fortune genius gentleman George George III George Selwyn give Goldsmith hand Hanover happy heart Hogarth honest honour humour humourist John Gay Johnson Jonathan Wild Joseph Addison kind King lady laugh lectures letters lived London look Lord Lord Bolingbroke manner marriage married Matthew Prior morning never Nicholas Nickleby night noble passed periwig play pleasure poet poor Pope Pope's pretty Prince Princess Queen round Royal satire says smile society speak Spence's Anecdotes Stella story Struldbrugs sweet Swift talk Tatler tell tender Thackeray thought told Tom Jones took verses whilst wife William the Pious woman wonder writes wrote young