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He died at Wimpole , a seat of the Earl of Oxford , on the eighteenth of September
, 1721 , and was buried in Westminster ; where , on a monument for which , as
the “ last piece of human vanity , " he left five hundred pounds , is engraven this ...
He died at Wimpole , a seat of the Earl of Oxford , on the eighteenth of September
, 1721 , and was buried in Westminster ; where , on a monument for which , as
the “ last piece of human vanity , " he left five hundred pounds , is engraven this ...
Pagina 22
made him one.of the commissioners for licensing coaches , and soon after gave
him a place in the Pipe - office , and another in the Customs of six hundred
pounds a year . Congreve's conversation must surely have been at least equally
...
made him one.of the commissioners for licensing coaches , and soon after gave
him a place in the Pipe - office , and another in the Customs of six hundred
pounds a year . Congreve's conversation must surely have been at least equally
...
Pagina 26
... is said to have afforded him twelve hundred pounds a year . His honours were
yet far greater than his profits . Every writer mentioned him with respect ; and ,
among other testimonies to his merit , Steele made him the patron of his
Miscellany ...
... is said to have afforded him twelve hundred pounds a year . His honours were
yet far greater than his profits . Every writer mentioned him with respect ; and ,
among other testimonies to his merit , Steele made him the patron of his
Miscellany ...
Pagina 48
Fenton's profits are said to have amounted to near a thousand pounds , with
which he discharged a debt contracted by his attendance at court . Fenton seems
to have had some peculiar system of versification . “ Mariamne ” is written in lines
of ...
Fenton's profits are said to have amounted to near a thousand pounds , with
which he discharged a debt contracted by his attendance at court . Fenton seems
to have had some peculiar system of versification . “ Mariamne ” is written in lines
of ...
Pagina 55
Being now generally known , he published ( 1720 ) his poems by subscription ,
with such success , that he raised a thousand pounds ; and called his friends to a
consultation , what use might be best made of it . Lewis , the steward of Lord ...
Being now generally known , he published ( 1720 ) his poems by subscription ,
with such success , that he raised a thousand pounds ; and called his friends to a
consultation , what use might be best made of it . Lewis , the steward of Lord ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2 Volume 419 van Collection of British and American authors Collection of British authors ; no. 418-419 Volume 418 van Collection of British authors The Lives of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson |
| Auteur | Samuel Johnson |
| Uitgever | B. Tauchnitz, 1858 |
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