Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 142 من الصفحات |
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... had long fince communicated › my thoughts to a man capable of dig- nifying his narration with fo much cic- gance of language and force of fenti- ment . A JO- JONATHAN SWIFT was , ac- cording to an account faid [ 1 ] S W I ...
... had long fince communicated › my thoughts to a man capable of dig- nifying his narration with fo much cic- gance of language and force of fenti- ment . A JO- JONATHAN SWIFT was , ac- cording to an account faid [ 1 ] S W I ...
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... ment he may be allowed to have the ad- vantage ; for where a wide fyftem of con- duct , and the whole of a publick character , is laid open to enquiry , the accufer having the choice of facts , must be very unskilful he does not prevail ...
... ment he may be allowed to have the ad- vantage ; for where a wide fyftem of con- duct , and the whole of a publick character , is laid open to enquiry , the accufer having the choice of facts , must be very unskilful he does not prevail ...
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... ment for events which time or chance might bring to pafs , the death of the Queen broke down at once the whole fyftem of Tory Politicks ; and nothing remained but to withdraw from the im- placability of triumphant Whiggism , and fhelter ...
... ment for events which time or chance might bring to pafs , the death of the Queen broke down at once the whole fyftem of Tory Politicks ; and nothing remained but to withdraw from the im- placability of triumphant Whiggism , and fhelter ...
الصفحة 75
... be faid of him who employs the catchpoll under the appearance of charity ? The clamour against him was loud , and the refent- ment of the populace outrageous ; he was was therefore forced to drop his scheme , and own SWIFT . 75.
... be faid of him who employs the catchpoll under the appearance of charity ? The clamour against him was loud , and the refent- ment of the populace outrageous ; he was was therefore forced to drop his scheme , and own SWIFT . 75.
الصفحة 90
... ment be made from thofe fermons which have been published , was unreasonably fevere . The fufpicions of his irreligion pro- ceeded in a great measure from his dread of hypocrify ; instead of wishing to feem better , he delighted in ...
... ment be made from thofe fermons which have been published , was unreasonably fevere . The fufpicions of his irreligion pro- ceeded in a great measure from his dread of hypocrify ; instead of wishing to feem better , he delighted in ...
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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