Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden. Tickell. Hammond. Somervile. Savage. Swift. Broome. Pope. Pitt. Thomson. Watts. A. Philips. West. Collins. Dyer. Shenstone. Young. Mallet. Akenside. Gray. LytteltonSamuel Etheridge, jun'r., 1810 |
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... lord treasurer moved , and all my lords were of the same opinion , that Mr. Prior should be added to those who are em- powered to sign ; the reason for which is , because he , having personally treated with Monsieur de Torcy , is the ...
... lord treasurer moved , and all my lords were of the same opinion , that Mr. Prior should be added to those who are em- powered to sign ; the reason for which is , because he , having personally treated with Monsieur de Torcy , is the ...
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... lord Coningsby , Mr. Stanhope , and Mr. Lechmere , were the principal interrogators ; who , in this examination , of which there is printed an account not unentertaining , behaved with the boisterousness of men elat- ed by recent ...
... lord Coningsby , Mr. Stanhope , and Mr. Lechmere , were the principal interrogators ; who , in this examination , of which there is printed an account not unentertaining , behaved with the boisterousness of men elat- ed by recent ...
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... lord Harley , the son of the earl of Oxford , to whom he had inva- riably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Downhall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley after his de- cease . Swift obtained many ...
... lord Harley , the son of the earl of Oxford , to whom he had inva- riably adhered , added an equal sum for the purchase of Downhall , which Prior was to enjoy during life , and Harley after his de- cease . Swift obtained many ...
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... lord Halifax a dedication , in which he endeavours to reconcile the reader to that which found few friends among the audience . These apologies are always useless ; " de gustibus non est disputandum ; " LIFE OF CONGREVE . 23.
... lord Halifax a dedication , in which he endeavours to reconcile the reader to that which found few friends among the audience . These apologies are always useless ; " de gustibus non est disputandum ; " LIFE OF CONGREVE . 23.
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... lord Bacon's of the same title , a book of jests , or a grave collection of trite and trifling observations ; of which though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no instruc- tion ; most ...
... lord Bacon's of the same title , a book of jests , or a grave collection of trite and trifling observations ; of which though many are true and certain , yet they signify nothing , and may afford diversion , but no instruc- tion ; most ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
acquaintance Addison afterward appeared blank verse Bolingbroke censure character Cibber coffeehouse considered contempt criticism death delight diction diligence discovered Dryden duke Dunciad earl edition elegance endeavoured epitaph Essay excellence faults favour Fenton fortune friends friendship genius honour hope Iliad imagination kind king known labour lady learning lence letter lines lived lord lord Bolingbroke lord Halifax Lyttelton mentioned mind nature never Night Thoughts numbers observed occasion once opinion panegyric passion performance perhaps Pindar pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope Pope's pounds praise printed published queen reader reason received reputation resentment rhyme satire Savage says seems sir Robert Walpole solicited sometimes soon stanza sufficient supposed Swift Theophilus Cibber Thomson Tickell tion told tragedy translation Tyrconnel verses virtue WESTMINSTER ABBEY whigs Winchester college write written wrote Young
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Página 289 - If the flights of Dryden, therefore, are higher, Pope continues longer on the wing. If of Dryden's fire the blaze is brighter, of Pope's the heat is more regular and constant. Dryden often surpasses expectation, and Pope never falls below it. Dryden is read with frequent astonishment, and Pope with perpetual delight.
Página 312 - To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art, draw near, Here lies the friend most loved, the son most dear; Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he died.
Página 439 - Church-yard' abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo.
Página 314 - Thy reliques, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred, place by Dryden's awful dust; Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies, , To which thy tomb shall guide inquiring eyes. . '• ' Peace to thy gentle shade, and endless rest! Blest in thy genius, in thy love too blest ! One grateful woman to thy fame supplies What a whole thankless land to his denies.
Página 122 - It was his peculiar happiness, that he scarcely ever found a stranger, whom he did not leave a friend ; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long, without obliging him to become a stranger.
Página 29 - Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart.
Página 279 - Age," and are now the friendships only of children. Very few can boast of hearts which they dare lay open to themselves, and of which, by whatever accident exposed, they do not shun a distinct and continued view ; and certainly, what we hide from h 3 ourselves we do not shew to our friends.
Página 259 - ... you have made my system as clear as I ought to have done, and could not. It is indeed the same system as mine, but illustrated with a ray of your own, as they say our natural body is the same still when it is glorified.
Página 289 - Pope had only a little, because Dryden had more; for every other writer, since Milton, must give place to Pope ; and even of Dryden it must be said, that if he has brighter paragraphs, he has not better poems.
Página 203 - This was all said and done with his usual seriousness on such occasions ; and, in spite of every thing we could say to the contrary, he actually obliged us to take the money.