The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century: A Series of LecturesHarper, 1860 - 297 Seiten |
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... wrote the famous " Drapier's Let- Though merely writ , at first , for filling , To raise the volume's price a shilling . " After " Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet , " was the phrase of Dryden to his kins man , which remained ...
... wrote the famous " Drapier's Let- Though merely writ , at first , for filling , To raise the volume's price a shilling . " After " Cousin Swift , you will never be a poet , " was the phrase of Dryden to his kins man , which remained ...
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... wrote was an epigram on the building of a magazine for arms and stores , which was pointed out to him as he went abroad during his mental disease : — Behold a proof of Irish sense : Here Irish wit is seen ; When nothing's left that's ...
... wrote was an epigram on the building of a magazine for arms and stores , which was pointed out to him as he went abroad during his mental disease : — Behold a proof of Irish sense : Here Irish wit is seen ; When nothing's left that's ...
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... wrote it , who did not like that Temple livery nor those twenty - pound wages . Cannot one fancy the uncouth young servitor , with downcast eyes , books and papers in hand , following at his Honour's heels in the garden walk ; or taking ...
... wrote it , who did not like that Temple livery nor those twenty - pound wages . Cannot one fancy the uncouth young servitor , with downcast eyes , books and papers in hand , following at his Honour's heels in the garden walk ; or taking ...
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... wrote the arguments and illustrations in that wild book , could not but be aware what must be the se- quel of the propositions which he laid down . The boon companion of Pope and Bolingbroke , who chose these as the friends of his life ...
... wrote the arguments and illustrations in that wild book , could not but be aware what must be the se- quel of the propositions which he laid down . The boon companion of Pope and Bolingbroke , who chose these as the friends of his life ...
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... wrote that book ! " I think he was admiring , not the genius , but the consequences to which the genius had brought him — a vast genius , a magnificent genius , a genius won- derfully bright , and dazzling , and strong , to seize , to ...
... wrote that book ! " I think he was admiring , not the genius , but the consequences to which the genius had brought him — a vast genius , a magnificent genius , a genius won- derfully bright , and dazzling , and strong , to seize , to ...
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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