Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 142 pages |
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... pounds . With her came Mrs. Dingley , whofe whole fortune was twenty - feven pounds a year for her life . With these Ladies he passed his hours of relaxation , and to them he opened 2 his 16 - S. W IF T. his bofom ; but S WIF T. 15 %
... pounds . With her came Mrs. Dingley , whofe whole fortune was twenty - feven pounds a year for her life . With these Ladies he passed his hours of relaxation , and to them he opened 2 his 16 - S. W IF T. his bofom ; but S WIF T. 15 %
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... Lady Berkley ; by whofe kind- ness it is not unlikely that he was ad- vanced to his benefices . To this pro-- ject , which is formed with great purity of intention , and difplayed with fprite- linefs and elegance , it can only be ob ...
... Lady Berkley ; by whofe kind- ness it is not unlikely that he was ad- vanced to his benefices . To this pro-- ject , which is formed with great purity of intention , and difplayed with fprite- linefs and elegance , it can only be ob ...
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... Ladies . On other days he often dined , at a ftated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergy- man of his cathedral , whofe house was recommended by the peculiar neatness and pleafantry of his wife . To this frugal mode of living , he was ...
... Ladies . On other days he often dined , at a ftated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergy- man of his cathedral , whofe house was recommended by the peculiar neatness and pleafantry of his wife . To this frugal mode of living , he was ...
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... Lady either wanted power , or had no ambition of poetical immortality . He was feized not long afterwards by a fit of giddinefs , and again heard of the ficknefs and danger of Mrs. John- fon . He then left the houfe of Pope , as it ...
... Lady either wanted power , or had no ambition of poetical immortality . He was feized not long afterwards by a fit of giddinefs , and again heard of the ficknefs and danger of Mrs. John- fon . He then left the houfe of Pope , as it ...
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... Lady en her Marriage , may be allowed to doubt whether his opinion of female ex- cellence ought implicitly to be admit- ted ; for if his general thoughts on wə- men men were fuch as he exhibits , a very little 70 SWIFT .
... Lady en her Marriage , may be allowed to doubt whether his opinion of female ex- cellence ought implicitly to be admit- ted ; for if his general thoughts on wə- men men were fuch as he exhibits , a very little 70 SWIFT .
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