Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pagina's |
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Pagina 29
... Sir Robert Walpole , whose speech was published . The Lords might think their dignity diminished by improper advancements , and particularly by the intro- duction of twelve new Peers at once , to produce a majority of Tories in the last ...
... Sir Robert Walpole , whose speech was published . The Lords might think their dignity diminished by improper advancements , and particularly by the intro- duction of twelve new Peers at once , to produce a majority of Tories in the last ...
Pagina 90
... Sir Robert Walpole , for which he was rewarded by him with twenty guineas , a sum not very large , if either the ex- cellence of the performance or the affluence of the patron be considered ; but greater than he afterwards obtained from ...
... Sir Robert Walpole , for which he was rewarded by him with twenty guineas , a sum not very large , if either the ex- cellence of the performance or the affluence of the patron be considered ; but greater than he afterwards obtained from ...
Pagina 115
... Sir Robert Walpole in his favour with so much earnestness that they obtained a promise of the next place that should become vacant , not exceeding two hundred pounds a year . This promise was made with an uncommon declaration , " that ...
... Sir Robert Walpole in his favour with so much earnestness that they obtained a promise of the next place that should become vacant , not exceeding two hundred pounds a year . This promise was made with an uncommon declaration , " that ...
Pagina 128
... Sir Robert Walpole had before given him reason to believe that he never intended the performance of his promise , he was now abandoned again to fortune . He was , however , at that time supported by a friend ; and as it was not his ...
... Sir Robert Walpole had before given him reason to believe that he never intended the performance of his promise , he was now abandoned again to fortune . He was , however , at that time supported by a friend ; and as it was not his ...
Pagina 130
... Sir Robert Walpole , at his levée , the reason of the distinction that was made between him and the other pensioners of the queen , with a degree of roughness which perhaps determined him to withdraw what had been only delayed ...
... Sir Robert Walpole , at his levée , the reason of the distinction that was made between him and the other pensioners of the queen , with a degree of roughness which perhaps determined him to withdraw what had been only delayed ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cato censure character Chevy Chase conduct considered contempt conversation criticism death declared Delany discovered distress elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius Georgic honour imagined Ireland Juba Juba's justly kindness knew letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric paper passion pension performance perhaps person pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise procured promise published queen reader reason received regard reputation resentment resolution retired Richard Savage Savage Savage's says scrupulosity Sempronius sentiments Sir Richard Sir Richard Steele Sir Robert Walpole Sir Thomas Overbury solicited sometimes soon Spectator Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Whigs write wrote