The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper, 1860 - 297 Seiten |
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... look to find , in the histories of those whose lives and feelings I am going to try and de- scribe to you , a story that is otherwise than serious , and often very sad . If Humour only meant laughter , you would 1 The anecdote is ...
... look to find , in the histories of those whose lives and feelings I am going to try and de- scribe to you , a story that is otherwise than serious , and often very sad . If Humour only meant laughter , you would 1 The anecdote is ...
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... that stain only made it look bigger . He had , however , known Swift , and cor- responded with people who knew him . His work ( which appeared in 1751 ) pro- admit him into the company of poets , receives the ENGLISH HUMOURISTS .
... that stain only made it look bigger . He had , however , known Swift , and cor- responded with people who knew him . His work ( which appeared in 1751 ) pro- admit him into the company of poets , receives the ENGLISH HUMOURISTS .
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... look cold and out of humour for three or four days , and I used to suspect a hund red reasons ? I have plucked up my spirits since then , faith ; he spoiled a fine gentleman . " - Journal to Stella custom of his day , as it was the ...
... look cold and out of humour for three or four days , and I used to suspect a hund red reasons ? I have plucked up my spirits since then , faith ; he spoiled a fine gentleman . " - Journal to Stella custom of his day , as it was the ...
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... look . The humble tribe mourned for the quickening soul , That furnished life and spirit through the whole . " Is not that line in which grief is described as putting the and other Greek authors mention it , as what was much in use and ...
... look . The humble tribe mourned for the quickening soul , That furnished life and spirit through the whole . " Is not that line in which grief is described as putting the and other Greek authors mention it , as what was much in use and ...
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... look foolish , bullied unlucky friends , and flung his benefactions into poor men's faces . No ; the Dean was no Irishman - no Irishman ever gave but with a kind word and a kind heart . It is told , as if it were to Swift's credit ...
... look foolish , bullied unlucky friends , and flung his benefactions into poor men's faces . No ; the Dean was no Irishman - no Irishman ever gave but with a kind word and a kind heart . It is told , as if it were to Swift's credit ...
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acquaintance Addison admire asked beautiful Bolingbroke called Captain character charming Congreve court daughter Dean dear death delightful Dick Steele dinner Dublin Duke Dunciad Earl England English eyes face famous fancy father fond fortune genius gentle gentleman give Goldsmith hand happy heart Hogarth honest honour humour humourist Iliad Johnson Joseph Addison kind lady laugh Lawrence Sterne letters literary lived London look Lord Lord Bolingbroke Lord Treasurer manner married MATTHEW PRIOR nature never Nicholas Nickleby night noble North Briton periwig person pity pleasure poem poet poor Pope Pope's pretty satire says sing Sir William Temple smile speak Spence's Anecdotes Stella Sterne Struldbrugs sweet Swift Tatler tell tender thee thou thought told Tom Jones truth verses Vicar of Wakefield whilst wife William Congreve woman writing wrote young