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Pagina 5
... and sometimes , as is said , by Mrs. Manley . Some are owned by Swift ; and
one , in ridicule of Garth's verses to Godolphin upon the loss of his place , was
written by Prior , and answered by Addison , who appears to have known the
Author ...
... and sometimes , as is said , by Mrs. Manley . Some are owned by Swift ; and
one , in ridicule of Garth's verses to Godolphin upon the loss of his place , was
written by Prior , and answered by Addison , who appears to have known the
Author ...
Pagina 7
They are represented as asking questions sometimes vague , sometimes
insidious , and writing answers different from those which they received . Prior ,
however , seems to have been overpowered by their turbulence ; for he
confesses that ...
They are represented as asking questions sometimes vague , sometimes
insidious , and writing answers different from those which they received . Prior ,
however , seems to have been overpowered by their turbulence ; for he
confesses that ...
Pagina 8
He continued thus confined for sometime ; and Mr. Walpole ( June 10 , 1715 )
moved for an impeachment against him . What made him so acrimonious does
not appear : he was by nature no thirster for blood . Prior was a week after
committed ...
He continued thus confined for sometime ; and Mr. Walpole ( June 10 , 1715 )
moved for an impeachment against him . What made him so acrimonious does
not appear : he was by nature no thirster for blood . Prior was a week after
committed ...
Pagina 12
His Chloe probably was sometimes ideal ; but the woman with whom he
cohabited was a despicable drab of the lowest species . One of his wenches ,
perhaps Chloe , while he was absent from his house , stole his plate , and ran
away ; as ...
His Chloe probably was sometimes ideal ; but the woman with whom he
cohabited was a despicable drab of the lowest species . One of his wenches ,
perhaps Chloe , while he was absent from his house , stole his plate , and ran
away ; as ...
Pagina 15
His Epigrams and lighter pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant ,
sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; amongst the best are the “ Camelion , "
and the epitaph on John and Joan . Scarcely any one of our poets has written so
...
His Epigrams and lighter pieces are , like those of others , sometimes elegant ,
sometimes trifling , and sometimes dull ; amongst the best are the “ Camelion , "
and the epitaph on John and Joan . Scarcely any one of our poets has written so
...
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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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