Lives of the English Poets: Addison, Savage [and] SwiftCassell, Limited, 1901 - 192 pagina's |
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Pagina 11
... Swift informs us , distressed by indigence , and compelled to become the tutor of a travelling squire , because his pension was not remitted . At his return he published his Travels , with a dedica- tion to Lord Somers . As his stay in ...
... Swift informs us , distressed by indigence , and compelled to become the tutor of a travelling squire , because his pension was not remitted . At his return he published his Travels , with a dedica- tion to Lord Somers . As his stay in ...
Pagina 14
... Swift has recorded , never to remit his regular fees in civility to his friends : " for , " said he , " I may have a hundred friends ; and if my fee be two guineas , I shall , by relinquishing my right , lose two hundred guineas , and ...
... Swift has recorded , never to remit his regular fees in civility to his friends : " for , " said he , " I may have a hundred friends ; and if my fee be two guineas , I shall , by relinquishing my right , lose two hundred guineas , and ...
Pagina 19
... Swift be credited , was likely to grow less ; for he declares that the Spectator , whom he ridicules for his endless mention of the fair sex , had before his recess wearied his readers . : The next year ( 1713 ) , in which Cato came ...
... Swift be credited , was likely to grow less ; for he declares that the Spectator , whom he ridicules for his endless mention of the fair sex , had before his recess wearied his readers . : The next year ( 1713 ) , in which Cato came ...
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acquaintance Addison afterwards allowed appeared calamities Cato censure character Chevy Chase conduct considered contempt conversation criticism death declared Delany discovered distress elegance endeavoured expected favour fortune friends friendship genius Georgic honour imagined Ireland Juba Juba's justly kindness knew letter likewise lived lodging London Lord Bolingbroke Lord Halifax Lord Tyrconnel mankind manner mentioned merit mind misery misfortunes mother nature neglect never obliged observed occasion once opinion Orrery pamphlet panegyric paper passion pension performance perhaps person pleasing pleasure poem poet poetical Pope pounds praise procured promise published queen reader reason received regard reputation resentment resolution retired Richard Savage Savage Savage's says scrupulosity Sempronius sentiments Sir Richard Sir Richard Steele Sir Robert Walpole Sir Thomas Overbury solicited sometimes soon Spectator Steele suffered sufficient supposed Swift Syphax Tatler tenderness thought Tickell tion told tragedy verses virtue Whigs write wrote