The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, 3: With Critical Observations on Their WorksNichols and Son, 1801 |
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... house he continued his ftudies , and is known to have read , among other books , " Cyprian " and " Irenæus . " He thought exercife of great neceffity , and used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours . It is eafy to ...
... house he continued his ftudies , and is known to have read , among other books , " Cyprian " and " Irenæus . " He thought exercife of great neceffity , and used to run half a mile up and down a hill every two hours . It is eafy to ...
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... house , nor did he fee either without a witness . They lived at the Parfonage , when Swift was away ; and , when he returned , removed to a lodging , or to the houfe of a neighbouring clergyman . Swift was not one of those minds which ...
... house , nor did he fee either without a witness . They lived at the Parfonage , when Swift was away ; and , when he returned , removed to a lodging , or to the houfe of a neighbouring clergyman . Swift was not one of those minds which ...
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... houses , and were united by the name of " Brother . " Being not immediately confidered as an obdurate Tory , he converfed indifcriminately with all the wits , and was yet the friend of Steele ; who , in the " Tatler , " which began in ...
... houses , and were united by the name of " Brother . " Being not immediately confidered as an obdurate Tory , he converfed indifcriminately with all the wits , and was yet the friend of Steele ; who , in the " Tatler , " which began in ...
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... house of a friend , he wrote what was then fuppreffed , but has fince ap- peared under the title of " Free thoughts on the pre- " fent State of Affairs . " While he was waiting in this retirement for events which time or chance might ...
... house of a friend , he wrote what was then fuppreffed , but has fince ap- peared under the title of " Free thoughts on the pre- " fent State of Affairs . " While he was waiting in this retirement for events which time or chance might ...
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... house by a publick table two days a week , and found his entertainments gradually fre- quented by more and more vifitants of learning among the men , and of elegance among the women . Mrs. Johnson had left the country , and lived in ...
... house by a publick table two days a week , and found his entertainments gradually fre- quented by more and more vifitants of learning among the men , and of elegance among the women . Mrs. Johnson had left the country , and lived in ...
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