The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time of Dean Swift, المجلد 4R. Griffiths, 1753 - 356 من الصفحات |
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... with real Characters , drawn from life , and fited to inftill the Principles of all Social Virtues into tender Minds . Printed for W. Johnfton at the Golden - Ball ́in St. Paul's Church - Yard . THE LIVE S OF THE POET S nints A PETER.
... with real Characters , drawn from life , and fited to inftill the Principles of all Social Virtues into tender Minds . Printed for W. Johnfton at the Golden - Ball ́in St. Paul's Church - Yard . THE LIVE S OF THE POET S nints A PETER.
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... mind with other principles , than thofe he had received from his father . This young gentleman had very promifing parts , but . under the appearance of an open fimplicity , he concealed the most treacherous hypocrify . Roger , who had a ...
... mind with other principles , than thofe he had received from his father . This young gentleman had very promifing parts , but . under the appearance of an open fimplicity , he concealed the most treacherous hypocrify . Roger , who had a ...
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... , drawn from life , and fited to inftill the Principles of all Social Virtues into tender Minds . Printed for W. Johnfton at the Golden - Ball in St. Paul's Church - Yard . THE LIVE S OF THE POET S A PETER MOTTEAUX (ii) ...
... , drawn from life , and fited to inftill the Principles of all Social Virtues into tender Minds . Printed for W. Johnfton at the Golden - Ball in St. Paul's Church - Yard . THE LIVE S OF THE POET S A PETER MOTTEAUX (ii) ...
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... mind with other principles , than thofe he had received from his father . This young gentleman had very promifing parts , but . under the appearance of an open fimplicity , he concealed the most treacherous hypocrify . Sir Roger , who ...
... mind with other principles , than thofe he had received from his father . This young gentleman had very promifing parts , but . under the appearance of an open fimplicity , he concealed the most treacherous hypocrify . Sir Roger , who ...
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... mind , unknowing how to foar , In humble profe been train'd , nor aim'd at more : Near the fam'd fifters never durft aspire To found a verse , or touch the tuneful lyre . ' Till Bristol's charms diffolv'd the native cold ; Bad me furvey ...
... mind , unknowing how to foar , In humble profe been train'd , nor aim'd at more : Near the fam'd fifters never durft aspire To found a verse , or touch the tuneful lyre . ' Till Bristol's charms diffolv'd the native cold ; Bad me furvey ...
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الصفحة 12 - Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days : But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise...
الصفحة 193 - O could I flow like thee! and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme ! Tho
الصفحة 236 - The person who acted Polly, till then obscure, became all at Once the favourite of the town; her pictures were engraved, and sold in great numbers; her life written, books of letters and...
الصفحة 236 - Furthermore, it drove out of England (for that season) the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years.
الصفحة 116 - An Account of the Growth of Popery and arbitrary Government in England...
الصفحة 106 - Richard would call for the reckoning, and return home; but his expectations deceived him, for Sir Richard told him that he was without money, and that the pamphlet must be sold before the dinner could be paid for...
الصفحة 105 - Richard, with an air of the utmost importance, to come very early to his house the next morning. Mr. Savage came as he had promised, found the chariot at the door, and Sir Richard waiting for him, and ready to go out. What was intended, and whither they were to go, Savage could not conjecture, and was not willing to inquire ; but immediately seated himself with Sir Richard.
الصفحة 161 - A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the proud and great: Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had lived, and that he died.
الصفحة 111 - any, not the remotest relation to public matters, nor correspondence with the persons then predominant, until the year 1657 ; when indeed I entered into an employment, for which I was not altogether improper, and which I considered to be the most innocent and inoffensive towards his majesty's affairs, of any in that usurped and irregular government, to which all men were then exposed.
الصفحة 236 - This piece was received with greater applause than was ever known. Besides being acted in London sixtythree days without interruption, and renewed the next season with equal applause, it spread into all the great towns of England; was played in many places to the thirtieth and fortieth time ; at Bath and Bristol fifty, &c.