The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Količina 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... honours due to learning have been justly distributed by the decision of posterity . The Battle of the Books is so like the Combat des Livres , which the same question concerning the Ancients and Moderns had produced in France , that the ...
... honours due to learning have been justly distributed by the decision of posterity . The Battle of the Books is so like the Combat des Livres , which the same question concerning the Ancients and Moderns had produced in France , that the ...
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... honoured . There my informer often saw her ; and , I have reason to believe , used his utmost endeavours to relieve , support , and amuse her , in this sad situation . ' One little incident he told me of , on that occasion , I think I ...
... honoured . There my informer often saw her ; and , I have reason to believe , used his utmost endeavours to relieve , support , and amuse her , in this sad situation . ' One little incident he told me of , on that occasion , I think I ...
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... honoured by the populace , as the champion , patron , and instructor of Ireland ; and gained such power as , considered both in its extent and duration , scarcely any man has ever enjoyed without greater wealth or higher station . He ...
... honoured by the populace , as the champion , patron , and instructor of Ireland ; and gained such power as , considered both in its extent and duration , scarcely any man has ever enjoyed without greater wealth or higher station . He ...
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... honoured . What were her claims to this eccentric tenderness , by which the laws of nature were violated to retain her , curiosity will inquire ; but how shall it be gratified ? Swift was a lover , his testimony may be suspected ...
... honoured . What were her claims to this eccentric tenderness , by which the laws of nature were violated to retain her , curiosity will inquire ; but how shall it be gratified ? Swift was a lover , his testimony may be suspected ...
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... honour of the clergy ; of the Dissenters he did not wish to infringe the toleration , but he opposed their encroachments . To his duty as dean he was very attentive . He managed the revenues of his church with exact economy ; and it is ...
... honour of the clergy ; of the Dissenters he did not wish to infringe the toleration , but he opposed their encroachments . To his duty as dean he was very attentive . He managed the revenues of his church with exact economy ; and it is ...
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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