Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 142 pages |
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... began very early , purfued him through life , and at laft fent him to the grave deprived of reafon . Being much oppreffed at Moor - park by this grievous malady , he was advised to try his native air , and went to re- land ; but ...
... began very early , purfued him through life , and at laft fent him to the grave deprived of reafon . Being much oppreffed at Moor - park by this grievous malady , he was advised to try his native air , and went to re- land ; but ...
Page 10
... began to think that his attendance at Moor - park deserved some other recompenfe than the pleasure , however mingled with improvement , of Temple's converfation ; and grew fo im- patient , that ( 1694 ) he went away in discontent ...
... began to think that his attendance at Moor - park deserved some other recompenfe than the pleasure , however mingled with improvement , of Temple's converfation ; and grew fo im- patient , that ( 1694 ) he went away in discontent ...
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... began early to think , or to hope , that he was a poet , and wrote Pindarick Odes to Temple , to the King , and to the Athenian Society , a knot of obfcure men , who published a periodical pamphlet of anfwers to questions , fent , or ...
... began early to think , or to hope , that he was a poet , and wrote Pindarick Odes to Temple , to the King , and to the Athenian Society , a knot of obfcure men , who published a periodical pamphlet of anfwers to questions , fent , or ...
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... began the bufy and im- portant part of Swift's life . employed ( 1710 ) by the Primate of Ire- land to folicit the Queen for a remiffion of the First Fruits and Twentieth Parts to the Irish Clergy . With this purpose he had recourfe to ...
... began the bufy and im- portant part of Swift's life . employed ( 1710 ) by the Primate of Ire- land to folicit the Queen for a remiffion of the First Fruits and Twentieth Parts to the Irish Clergy . With this purpose he had recourfe to ...
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... began in 1710 , confeffes the ad- vantages of his converfation , and men- tions fomething contributed by him to his paper . But he was now immerging . into political controverfy ; for the fame year produced the Examiner , of which Swift ...
... began in 1710 , confeffes the ad- vantages of his converfation , and men- tions fomething contributed by him to his paper . But he was now immerging . into political controverfy ; for the fame year produced the Examiner , of which Swift ...
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