The Works of the British Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumen8John & Arthur Arch; and for Bell & Bradfute, and J. Mundell & Company Edinburgh, 1795 |
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... mean reputation , cenfured it in a piece called " Homerides ; " In 1715 , he prevailed on his father , it is faid , to fell the cftate at Binfield , and purchased the leafe of the house at Twickenham , fo much celebrated for his ...
... mean reputation , cenfured it in a piece called " Homerides ; " In 1715 , he prevailed on his father , it is faid , to fell the cftate at Binfield , and purchased the leafe of the house at Twickenham , fo much celebrated for his ...
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... mean folicitation , and obliged him to fneak and fhuffle , fometimes to deny , in the room of pieus passion , which was understood and fometimes to apologife . He alfo omitted the name of Burnet , and fubftituted cordial friendsbig THE ...
... mean folicitation , and obliged him to fneak and fhuffle , fometimes to deny , in the room of pieus passion , which was understood and fometimes to apologife . He alfo omitted the name of Burnet , and fubftituted cordial friendsbig THE ...
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... mean fomething by the term different from the general ac- ceptation . " If Pope be not a poet , " fays Dr. Johnson , " where is poetry to be found ? To circumfcribe poetry by a definition , will only fhow the narrowness of the definer ...
... mean fomething by the term different from the general ac- ceptation . " If Pope be not a poet , " fays Dr. Johnson , " where is poetry to be found ? To circumfcribe poetry by a definition , will only fhow the narrowness of the definer ...
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... means in my power to be informed of my errors , both by my friends and enemies : But the true reason these pieces are ... mean things from feeing the light , but many which I thought tolerable . I would not be like thofe authors , who ...
... means in my power to be informed of my errors , both by my friends and enemies : But the true reason these pieces are ... mean things from feeing the light , but many which I thought tolerable . I would not be like thofe authors , who ...
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... mean and unworthy ends of party or felf - intereft ; the gratification of public prejudices or private paffions ... means in my power to be informed of my errors by my friends and my ene- mies : And that I expect no favour on account of ...
... mean and unworthy ends of party or felf - intereft ; the gratification of public prejudices or private paffions ... means in my power to be informed of my errors by my friends and my ene- mies : And that I expect no favour on account of ...
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