The Lives of the English PoetsBernhard Tauchnitz, 1858 - 414 pagina's |
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Pagina 46
... - oaks , in Kent , which he brought into reputation ; but was persuaded to leave it ( 1710 ) by Mr. St. John , with promises of a more honourable employment . His opinions , as he was a nonjuror , seem 46 FENTON . FENTON.
... - oaks , in Kent , which he brought into reputation ; but was persuaded to leave it ( 1710 ) by Mr. St. John , with promises of a more honourable employment . His opinions , as he was a nonjuror , seem 46 FENTON . FENTON.
Pagina 52
... reputation , and , a little before he retired from it , published a volume of Latin and English verses . Under such a master he was likely to form a taste for poetry . Being born without prospect of hereditary riches , he was sent to ...
... reputation , and , a little before he retired from it , published a volume of Latin and English verses . Under such a master he was likely to form a taste for poetry . Being born without prospect of hereditary riches , he was sent to ...
Pagina 66
... reputation from their works ; but there are works which owe their reputation to the character of the writer . The public sometimes has its fa- vourites whom it rewards for one species of excellence with the honours due to another . From ...
... reputation from their works ; but there are works which owe their reputation to the character of the writer . The public sometimes has its fa- vourites whom it rewards for one species of excellence with the honours due to another . From ...
Pagina 92
... undertaking , which , to an ingenuous mind , was in a very high degree vexatious and disgusting ; for , having little interest or reputation , he was obliged to submit himself wholly to the players , and admit , with whatever 92 SAVAGE .
... undertaking , which , to an ingenuous mind , was in a very high degree vexatious and disgusting ; for , having little interest or reputation , he was obliged to submit himself wholly to the players , and admit , with whatever 92 SAVAGE .
Pagina 93
... reputation , the theatre being a province for which nature seems not to have designed him ; for neither his voice , look , nor gesture , was such as was ex- pected on the stage ; and he was so much ashamed of having been reduced to ...
... reputation , the theatre being a province for which nature seems not to have designed him ; for neither his voice , look , nor gesture , was such as was ex- pected on the stage ; and he was so much ashamed of having been reduced to ...
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