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Pagina viii
... writing , in the possession of Leonard Macnally , Esq . barrister - at - law . Fifthly , The unwearied friendship of Mat- thew Weld Hartstonge , Esq . has furnished much curious and interesting information , the result of long and ...
... writing , in the possession of Leonard Macnally , Esq . barrister - at - law . Fifthly , The unwearied friendship of Mat- thew Weld Hartstonge , Esq . has furnished much curious and interesting information , the result of long and ...
Pagina 7
... writing , that if he had found it out , he must apply to the Lords of Admiralty , of whom , perhaps , one might be found who knew something of navigation , of which he was totally ignorant ; and that he never knew but two projectors ...
... writing , that if he had found it out , he must apply to the Lords of Admiralty , of whom , perhaps , one might be found who knew something of navigation , of which he was totally ignorant ; and that he never knew but two projectors ...
Pagina 24
... writing a Tripos , as it is called , or satirical oration , uttered by him as Terræ Filius * . The research of the learned Dr Barrett has ascertained , that such a tripos was actually delivered , 11th July 1688. He had published its ...
... writing a Tripos , as it is called , or satirical oration , uttered by him as Terræ Filius * . The research of the learned Dr Barrett has ascertained , that such a tripos was actually delivered , 11th July 1688. He had published its ...
Pagina 27
... too many proofs . To the hypothesis of this ingenious writer , we may oppose , first , he express declaration of Swift himself , that this distressing At one time he was so ill that he visited JONATHAN SWIFT , D. D. 27.
... too many proofs . To the hypothesis of this ingenious writer , we may oppose , first , he express declaration of Swift himself , that this distressing At one time he was so ill that he visited JONATHAN SWIFT , D. D. 27.
Pagina 34
... writing which he seriously attempted without attaining excellence , and which must therefore be accounted among the injudici- ous efforts of a genius which had not yet become acquainted with its own powers . The undertak- ing is said to ...
... writing which he seriously attempted without attaining excellence , and which must therefore be accounted among the injudici- ous efforts of a genius which had not yet become acquainted with its own powers . The undertak- ing is said to ...
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Pagina 254 - But what success Vanessa met, Is to the world a secret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantic strain ; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or to compound the business, whether They temper love and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold.
Pagina 461 - Cassius. He reads much ; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Pagina 460 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Pagina 266 - That's very strange ; but, if you had not supped, I must have got something for you. Let me see, what should I have had ? A couple of lobsters ; ay, that would have done very well ; two shillings ; tarts, a shilling ; but you will drink a glass of wine with me, though you supped so much before your usual time only to spare my pocket I' ' No, we had rather talk with you than drink with you.
Pagina 490 - In the poetical works of Dr. Swift there is not much upon which the critic can exercise his powers. They are often humorous, almost always light, and have the qualities which recommend such compositions, easiness and gaiety. They are, for the most part, what their author intended. The diction is correct, the numbers are smooth, and the rhymes exact. There seldom occurs a hardlaboured expression, or a redundant epithet; all his verses exemplify his own definition of a good style; they consist of "proper...
Pagina 498 - ... the peruser of Swift wants little previous knowledge: it will be sufficient that he is acquainted with common words and common things; he is neither required to mount elevations, nor to explore profundities; his passage is always on a level, along solid ground, without asperities, without obstruction.
Pagina 36 - To thee I owe that fatal bent of mind, Still to unhappy restless thoughts inclined ; To thee, what oft I vainly strive to hide, That scorn of fools, by fools mistook for pride ; From thee whatever virtue takes its rise, Grows a misfortune, or becomes a vice...
Pagina 497 - His Tale of a Tub has little resemblance to his other pieces. It exhibits a vehemence and rapidity of mind, a copiousness of images, and vivacity of diction, such as he afterwards never possessed, or never exerted. It is of a mode so distinct and peculiar, that it must be considered by itself; what is true of that, is not true of any thing else which he has written.
Pagina 140 - Then he instructed a young nobleman, that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope, (a Papist,) who had begun a translation of Homer into English verse, for which 'he must have them all subscribe; for,' says he, 'the author shall not begin to print till I have a thousand guineas for him.
Pagina 257 - Oh, how have you forgot me ! You endeavour by severities to force me from you, nor can I blame you ; for, with the utmost distress and confusion, I behold myself the cause of uneasy reflections to you, yet I cannot comfort you, but here declare, that...