The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... discovery of the author . From this ftorm he was , as he relates , " fecured by a fleight ; " of what kind , or by whose prudence , is not known ; and fuch was the increase of his reputation , that the Scottish " Nation applied again ...
... discovery of the author . From this ftorm he was , as he relates , " fecured by a fleight ; " of what kind , or by whose prudence , is not known ; and fuch was the increase of his reputation , that the Scottish " Nation applied again ...
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... discovered , that between prudence and in- tegrity he was feldom in the wrong ; and that , when he was right , his spirit did not eafily yield to oppo- fition . Having fo lately quitted the tumults of a party , and the intrigues of a ...
... discovered , that between prudence and in- tegrity he was feldom in the wrong ; and that , when he was right , his spirit did not eafily yield to oppo- fition . Having fo lately quitted the tumults of a party , and the intrigues of a ...
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... discovering the author of the Fourth Letter . Swift had concealed himself from his printers , and trusted only his butler , who tranfcribed the paper . The man , immediately after the appearance of the pro- clamation , ftrolled from the ...
... discovering the author of the Fourth Letter . Swift had concealed himself from his printers , and trusted only his butler , who tranfcribed the paper . The man , immediately after the appearance of the pro- clamation , ftrolled from the ...
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... discovered that the uncle , whoever he was , is with much justice delivered to pofterity as " a falfe Guardian ; " he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endea- voured to direct his niece till fhe fhould ...
... discovered that the uncle , whoever he was , is with much justice delivered to pofterity as " a falfe Guardian ; " he feems to have done only that for which a guardian is appointed ; he endea- voured to direct his niece till fhe fhould ...
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... discovered to have been Jortin , a man fince well known to the learned world , who complained that Pope , having accepted and approved his performance , never teftified any curiofity to fee him , and who profeffed to have forgotten the ...
... discovered to have been Jortin , a man fince well known to the learned world , who complained that Pope , having accepted and approved his performance , never teftified any curiofity to fee him , and who profeffed to have forgotten the ...
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