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Pagina 7
... perhaps , one might be found who knew something of navigation , of which he was totally ignorant ; and that he never knew but two projec- tors , one of whom , ( meaning his uncle Godwin , ) ruined himself and family , and the other ...
... perhaps , one might be found who knew something of navigation , of which he was totally ignorant ; and that he never knew but two projec- tors , one of whom , ( meaning his uncle Godwin , ) ruined himself and family , and the other ...
Pagina 16
... perhaps be termed profound , but it was certainly extensive . His writings evince great general acquaintance with history and poetry , both ancient and modern ; nor is he ever at a loss for such classical allusions and quotations as ...
... perhaps be termed profound , but it was certainly extensive . His writings evince great general acquaintance with history and poetry , both ancient and modern ; nor is he ever at a loss for such classical allusions and quotations as ...
Pagina 31
... perhaps any man in England . " + Amidst these miscellaneous efforts , poetry was not neglected . The Muses met him on their own sacred ground , and it is at Oxford that Swift produced his first verses , ( reserving only his claim to any ...
... perhaps any man in England . " + Amidst these miscellaneous efforts , poetry was not neglected . The Muses met him on their own sacred ground , and it is at Oxford that Swift produced his first verses , ( reserving only his claim to any ...
Pagina 46
... perhaps they are more violent- ly expressed respecting the execution of Charles the First , than would have received the applause of many determined Whigs . The rough satirical force of the lines somewhat resembles the poetry of ...
... perhaps they are more violent- ly expressed respecting the execution of Charles the First , than would have received the applause of many determined Whigs . The rough satirical force of the lines somewhat resembles the poetry of ...
Pagina 53
... perhaps very fair , ignorant as we are of what had occurred in the interim , to pass a severe sentence upon his conduct , when , after being mortified by Varina's cruelty during so long a period , he seems to have been a little startled ...
... perhaps very fair , ignorant as we are of what had occurred in the interim , to pass a severe sentence upon his conduct , when , after being mortified by Varina's cruelty during so long a period , he seems to have been a little startled ...
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Pagina 455 - 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 457 - So soon as that spare 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 89 - Good God, what a genius I had when I wrote that book!
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 267 - Ay, any one that did not know so well as I do might believe you. But since you are come, I must get some supper for you, I suppose.
Pagina 509 - This marriage was on both sides very indiscreet; for his wife brought her husband little or no fortune, and his death happening so suddenly before he could make a sufficient establishment for his family, his son (not then born) hath often been heard to say, that he felt the consequences of that marriage not only through the whole course of his education, but during the greatest part of his life.
Pagina 267 - 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 243 - Thou, Stella, wert no longer young', When first for thee my harp was strung, Without one word of Cupid's darts, Of killing eyes, or bleeding hearts ; With Friendship and Esteem possest, I ne'er admitted Love a guest.
Pagina 19 - Ah, sir, I was mad and violent. It was bitterness which they mistook for frolic. I was miserably poor, and I thought to fight my way by my literature and my wit; so I disregarded all power and all authority.
Pagina 137 - How can I help it,' says the Doctor, 'if the courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?' Then he instructed a young nobleman that the best poet in England was Mr. Pope (a Papist), who had begun a translation...