...nature. In one of those phrases of his which so often crop up in his writings, Savage complaining avers that "the inhumanity of his mother had given him a right to find every good man his father." The easy confidence with which Steele treated his young friend is shown by a well-known anecdote. He...

...patronage of Savage was"upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother," the great biographer has forgotten that he himself...given him a right to find every good man his father.' At the same time it must be acknowledged, that Lady Macclesfield and her relations might still wish...

...patronage of Savage was "upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother,'' the great biographer has forgotten that he himself...Savage's story had been told several years before in The I'lain Dealer; from which he quotes this strong saying of the generous Sir Richard Steele, that the...

...selection of the pamphlets of which it was composed was design of exposing the cruelty of his mother," the great biographer has forgotten that he himself...given him a right to find every good man his father." At the same time it must be acknowledged, that Lady Macclesfield and her relations might still wish...

...patronage of Savage was " upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother," the great biographer has forgotten that he himself...given him a right to find every good man his father." At the same time it must be acknowledged, that Lady Macclesfield and her relations might still wish...

...of Savage was “upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother,” the great biographer has forgotten that he himself...him a right to find every good man his father.” At the same time it must be acknowledged, that Lady Macclesfield and her relations might still wish...

...his misfortunes, applauded his merit, took all the opportunities of recommending him, and asserted, that ' the inhumanity of his mother had given him a right to find every good man his father.'" 1 Steele went so far as to propose that Savage, after being established in some settled scheme of life,...

...fifth edition.—JOHNSON. I Plain Dealer.—JOHNSON. 1 Actor and stage manager, vid. infr. p. 326. " the inhumanity of his mother had given him a right to find every good man his father." Nor was Mr. Savage admitted to his acquaintance only, but to his confidence, of which he sometimes...

...fifth edition.—JOHNSON. I Plain Dealer.—JOHNSON. 1 Actor and stage manager, vid. infr. p. 326. " the inhumanity of his mother had given him a right to find every good man his father." Nor was Mr. Savage admitted to his acquaintance only, but to his confidence, of which he sometimes...

...of the Colonel Brett who had married the divorced Countess—warmly championed his cause, asserting “that the inhumanity of his mother had given him a right to find every good man his father.” But everybody's child met the fate of everybody's business. Steele, according to Dr. Johnson, had intended...