The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Količina 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... character , without ill intention ; but it is certainly of dangerous example . That Swift was its author , though it be universally believed , was never owned by himself , nor very well proved by any evidence ; but no other claimant can ...
... character , without ill intention ; but it is certainly of dangerous example . That Swift was its author , though it be universally believed , was never owned by himself , nor very well proved by any evidence ; but no other claimant can ...
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... character is laid open to inquiry , the accuser , having the choice of facts , must be very unskilful if he does not prevail : but with regard to wit , I am afraid none of Swift's papers will be found equal to those by which Addison ...
... character is laid open to inquiry , the accuser , having the choice of facts , must be very unskilful if he does not prevail : but with regard to wit , I am afraid none of Swift's papers will be found equal to those by which Addison ...
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... character ; what then was likely to be said of him who employs the catchpoll under the appearance of charity ? The clamour against him was loud , and the resentment of the populace outrageous ; he was therefore forced to drop his scheme ...
... character ; what then was likely to be said of him who employs the catchpoll under the appearance of charity ? The clamour against him was loud , and the resentment of the populace outrageous ; he was therefore forced to drop his scheme ...
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... character . The person of Swift had not many recommendations . He had a kind of muddy complexion , which , though he washed himself with oriental scrupulosity , did not look clear . He had a countenance sour and severe , which he seldom ...
... character . The person of Swift had not many recommendations . He had a kind of muddy complexion , which , though he washed himself with oriental scrupulosity , did not look clear . He had a countenance sour and severe , which he seldom ...
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... character , is to discover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving ideas from which almost every other mind shrinks with disgust . The ideas of pleasure , even when criminal , may solicit the imagination ; but what ...
... character , is to discover by what depravity of intellect he took delight in revolving ideas from which almost every other mind shrinks with disgust . The ideas of pleasure , even when criminal , may solicit the imagination ; but what ...
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Aaron Hill acquainted Addison afterwards appears attention blank verse Bolingbroke called censure character copy criticism Curll death dedication delight diction diligence discovered Dryden Dunciad edition Edward Young elegance endeavoured English English poetry Epistle epitaph Essay excellence expected fame father faults favour friendship genius Homer honour hope Iliad Ireland kind King known labour lady language learning letter lines lived Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax Lyttelton Mallet mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers opinion Orrery passion perhaps persuaded Philips Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed produced published reader reason received reputation rhyme satire says seems Sir George Lyttelton Sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift tell Thomson told tragedy translation virtue Walpole Warburton Westminster Abbey Winchester College write written wrote Young