The lives of the English poetsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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Sivu 12
... considered as an obdurate Tory , he conversed indiscriminately with all the wits , and was yet the friend of Steele ; who , in the " Tat- ler , " which began in April 1709 , confesses the ad- vantages of his conversation , and mentions ...
... considered as an obdurate Tory , he conversed indiscriminately with all the wits , and was yet the friend of Steele ; who , in the " Tat- ler , " which began in April 1709 , confesses the ad- vantages of his conversation , and mentions ...
Sivu 16
... considered himself as having fortune in his power . Commissions , solicitations , re- monstrances crowded about him ; he was expected to do every man's business , to procure employment for one , and to retain it for another . In ...
... considered himself as having fortune in his power . Commissions , solicitations , re- monstrances crowded about him ; he was expected to do every man's business , to procure employment for one , and to retain it for another . In ...
Sivu 26
... considered both in its extent and duration , scarcely any man has ever enjoyed without greater wealth or higher station . He was from this important year , the oracle of the traders , and the idol of the rabble , and by conse- quence ...
... considered both in its extent and duration , scarcely any man has ever enjoyed without greater wealth or higher station . He was from this important year , the oracle of the traders , and the idol of the rabble , and by conse- quence ...
Sivu 27
... considered as hopeless . Swift was then in England , and had been invited by Lord Bolingbroke to pass the winter with him in France , but this call of calamity hastened him to Ireland ; where perhaps his presence contributed to re ...
... considered as hopeless . Swift was then in England , and had been invited by Lord Bolingbroke to pass the winter with him in France , but this call of calamity hastened him to Ireland ; where perhaps his presence contributed to re ...
Sivu 36
... a meaning ; but at last sunk into perfect silence , which continued till about the end of October 1745 , when , in his seventy - eighth year , he expired without a struggle . WHEN Swift is considered as an author , it is 36 SWIFT .
... a meaning ; but at last sunk into perfect silence , which continued till about the end of October 1745 , when , in his seventy - eighth year , he expired without a struggle . WHEN Swift is considered as an author , it is 36 SWIFT .
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