Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 142 pages |
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... himself , the son of Jonathan Swift , an attorney , and was born at Dublin on St. Andrew's day , 1667 : according to his own report , as delivered by Pope to Spence , he was born at Leicester , the fson of a elergyman , who was minifter ...
... himself , the son of Jonathan Swift , an attorney , and was born at Dublin on St. Andrew's day , 1667 : according to his own report , as delivered by Pope to Spence , he was born at Leicester , the fson of a elergyman , who was minifter ...
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... himself . In a man like Swift fuch circumvention and inconftancy must have excited vio- lent indignation . But he had yet more to fuffer . Lord Berkley had the difpofal of the deanery of Derry , and Swift expected to obtain it ; but by ...
... himself . In a man like Swift fuch circumvention and inconftancy must have excited vio- lent indignation . But he had yet more to fuffer . Lord Berkley had the difpofal of the deanery of Derry , and Swift expected to obtain it ; but by ...
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... himself , nor very well proved by any evi- dence ; but no other claimant can be produced , and he did not deny it when Archbishop Sharpe and the Duchefs of Somerfet , by fhewing it to the Queen , debarred him from a bishop- rick . B ...
... himself , nor very well proved by any evi- dence ; but no other claimant can be produced , and he did not deny it when Archbishop Sharpe and the Duchefs of Somerfet , by fhewing it to the Queen , debarred him from a bishop- rick . B ...
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... himself as having fortune in his power . Commiffions , folicitations , remonftrances , crouded about him ; he was expected to do every man's business , to procure employment for one , and to retain it for another . In affifting those ...
... himself as having fortune in his power . Commiffions , folicitations , remonftrances , crouded about him ; he was expected to do every man's business , to procure employment for one , and to retain it for another . In affifting those ...
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Samuel Johnson. ए to have others believe , what he probably believed himself , that by his interpofi- tion many Whigs of merit , and among them Addifon and Congreve , were con- tinued in their places . But every man of known influence ...
Samuel Johnson. ए to have others believe , what he probably believed himself , that by his interpofi- tion many Whigs of merit , and among them Addifon and Congreve , were con- tinued in their places . But every man of known influence ...
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affiftance afterwards becauſe Beggar's Opera Broome cenfured church confidered converfation criticiſm deanery death defire Delany diction dili Dublin Dunciad eafily Engliſh eſtabliſhed fafe faid fame fatire fays fchools fecond feems feized feldom fent fervant ferved feven fhew fhould fince firft firſt folicitations fome fometimes foon friends friendſhip ftate ftory ftudy fubject fuccefs fuch fuffered fufficiently funk fupped fuppofed fure himſelf honour houfe houſe Iliad increaſed inftruction intereft Ireland JONATHAN SWIFT kindneſs laft laſt leaſt lefs Letters Lord Orrery mafter meaſure moſt muſt neceffary never obferves occafion Orrery paffed paffion Paftoral perfuaded Philips Pitt pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poem poet Pope pounds praiſe prefent princeſs profe publick publiſhed purpoſe Queen raiſe reader reafon refolution Reſtoration rienced ſeems ſome Spence Spenfer Swift Tatler tences Theocritus thofe THOMAS PARNELL thoſe thought tion told tranflation univerfally uſe verfes verſes vifit Whigs whofe write written wrote