Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 142 من الصفحات |
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... called an Irish- man by the Irifh ; but would occafional- ly call himself an Englishman . The queftion may , without much regret , be left in the obscurity in which he de- lighted to involve it . Spence's Anecdotes , vol . II . p . 273 ...
... called an Irish- man by the Irifh ; but would occafional- ly call himself an Englishman . The queftion may , without much regret , be left in the obscurity in which he de- lighted to involve it . Spence's Anecdotes , vol . II . p . 273 ...
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... called loudly for more changes , and stronger efforts ; and demanded the pu- nishment of part , and the difmiffion of the reft , of those whom they confidered as publick robbers . Their eagerness was not gratified by the Queen , or ...
... called loudly for more changes , and stronger efforts ; and demanded the pu- nishment of part , and the difmiffion of the reft , of those whom they confidered as publick robbers . Their eagerness was not gratified by the Queen , or ...
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... called by his fuperior , to pass the interval , may very properly accept the invitation ; but petulance , and obtrufion are rarely produced by magnanimity ; nor have often any . nobler cause than the pride of impor tance , and the ...
... called by his fuperior , to pass the interval , may very properly accept the invitation ; but petulance , and obtrufion are rarely produced by magnanimity ; nor have often any . nobler cause than the pride of impor tance , and the ...
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... called Cadenus by tranfpofition of the letters , took plca- fure in directing and inftructing ; till , from being proud of his praife , fhe grew fond of his perfon . Swift was then about forty - feven , at an age when vanity is ftrongly ...
... called Cadenus by tranfpofition of the letters , took plca- fure in directing and inftructing ; till , from being proud of his praife , fhe grew fond of his perfon . Swift was then about forty - feven , at an age when vanity is ftrongly ...
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Samuel Johnson. till in 1736 , as he was writing a poem called The Legion Club , he was feized with a fit fo painful , and fo long conti- nued , that he never after thought it proper to attempt any work of thought or labour . He was ...
Samuel Johnson. till in 1736 , as he was writing a poem called The Legion Club , he was feized with a fit fo painful , and fo long conti- nued , that he never after thought it proper to attempt any work of thought or labour . He was ...
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affiftance afterwards becauſe Beggar's Opera Broome cenfured church confidered converfation criticiſm deanery death defire Delany diction dili Dublin Dunciad eafily Engliſh eſtabliſhed fafe faid fame fatire fays fchools fecond feems feized feldom fent fervant ferved feven fhew fhould fince firft firſt folicitations fome fometimes foon friends friendſhip ftate ftory ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficiently funk fupped fuppofed fure himſelf honour houfe houſe Iliad increaſed inftruction intereft Ireland JONATHAN SWIFT kindneſs laft laſt leaſt lefs Letters Lord Orrery mafter meaſure moſt muſt neceffary never obferves occafion Orrery paffed paffion Paftoral perfuaded Philips Pitt pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet Pope pounds praiſe prefent princeſs profe publick publiſhed purpoſe Queen raiſe reader reafon refolution Reſtoration rienced ſeems ſome Spence Spenfer Swift Tatler tences Theocritus thofe THOMAS PARNELL thoſe thought tion told tranflation univerfally uſe verfes verſes vifit Whigs whofe write written wrote