The Lives of the English Poets, Volume 2B. Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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Pagina 47
... Pope there are lasting monuments . He published in 1707 a collection of poems . By Pope he was once placed in a station that might have been of great advantage . Craggs , when he was advanced to be secretary of state ( about 1720 ) ...
... Pope there are lasting monuments . He published in 1707 a collection of poems . By Pope he was once placed in a station that might have been of great advantage . Craggs , when he was advanced to be secretary of state ( about 1720 ) ...
Pagina 49
... Pope , who had been always his friend , honoured him with an epitaph , of which he borrowed the two first lines from Crashaw . Fenton was tall and bulky , inclined to corpulence , which he did not lessen by much exercise , for he was ...
... Pope , who had been always his friend , honoured him with an epitaph , of which he borrowed the two first lines from Crashaw . Fenton was tall and bulky , inclined to corpulence , which he did not lessen by much exercise , for he was ...
Pagina 50
... Pope the next ode in the English language to Dryden's " Cecilia . " Fenton may be justly styled an excellent versifier and a good poet . • Whatever I have said of Fenton is confirmed by Pope in a letter , by which he communicated to ...
... Pope the next ode in the English language to Dryden's " Cecilia . " Fenton may be justly styled an excellent versifier and a good poet . • Whatever I have said of Fenton is confirmed by Pope in a letter , by which he communicated to ...
Pagina 52
... Pope , who was then rising fast into reputation . Pope was pleased with the honour ; and , when he became acquainted with Gay , found such attrac- tions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have received him into his ...
... Pope , who was then rising fast into reputation . Pope was pleased with the honour ; and , when he became acquainted with Gay , found such attrac- tions in his manners and conversation , that he seems to have received him into his ...
Pagina 54
... Pope relates , Mr. Cromwell , who could not hear what was said , was at a loss how to reconcile the laughter of the audience with the solemnity of the scene . Of this performance the value certainly is but little ; but it was one of the ...
... Pope relates , Mr. Cromwell , who could not hear what was said , was at a loss how to reconcile the laughter of the audience with the solemnity of the scene . Of this performance the value certainly is but little ; but it was one of the ...
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