The lives of the English poetsF. C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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... supposed that he was much ashamed , and shame had its proper effect in producing reformation . He resolved from that time to study eight hours a - day , and continued his industry for seven years , with what improvement is sufficiently ...
... supposed that he was much ashamed , and shame had its proper effect in producing reformation . He resolved from that time to study eight hours a - day , and continued his industry for seven years , with what improvement is sufficiently ...
Sivu 6
... supposed to be sent , by letters . I have been told that Dryden , having pe- rused these verses , said , Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet ; " and that this denunciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden ...
... supposed to be sent , by letters . I have been told that Dryden , having pe- rused these verses , said , Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet ; " and that this denunciation was the motive of Swift's perpetual malevolence to Dryden ...
Sivu 11
... supposed to have been formed ; and was one of the * The whole story of this bishoprick is a very blind one . That it was ever intended for Swift , or that Sharpe and the Duchess of Somerset ever dissuaded Queen Anne from promot- ing him ...
... supposed to have been formed ; and was one of the * The whole story of this bishoprick is a very blind one . That it was ever intended for Swift , or that Sharpe and the Duchess of Somerset ever dissuaded Queen Anne from promot- ing him ...
Sivu 27
... supposed to be involved . Nor did he much scruple to boast his influence ; for when , upon some attempts to regulate the coin , Archbishop Boulter , then one of the Justices , accused him of exasperating the people , he exculpated ...
... supposed to be involved . Nor did he much scruple to boast his influence ; for when , upon some attempts to regulate the coin , Archbishop Boulter , then one of the Justices , accused him of exasperating the people , he exculpated ...
Sivu 33
... supposed to have felt no discontent when he saw them printed . His fa- vourite maxim was , " Vive la bagatelle : " he thought trifles a necessary part of life , and perhaps found them necessary to himself . It seems impossible to him to ...
... supposed to have felt no discontent when he saw them printed . His fa- vourite maxim was , " Vive la bagatelle : " he thought trifles a necessary part of life , and perhaps found them necessary to himself . It seems impossible to him to ...
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