Prefaces Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English PoetsJ. Nichols, 1781 - 142 pages |
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... mention made of the new pam-- phlet that Burnet had written , replete with political knowledge . When he feemed to doubt Burnet's right to the work , he was told by the Bishop , that he he was a young man ; and , ftill perfifting 16 - ...
... mention made of the new pam-- phlet that Burnet had written , replete with political knowledge . When he feemed to doubt Burnet's right to the work , he was told by the Bishop , that he he was a young man ; and , ftill perfifting 16 - ...
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... political controverfy ; for the fame year produced the Examiner , of which Swift wrote thirty - three papers . In argu- ment he may be allowed to have the ad- vantage ; for where a wide fyftem of con- duct , and the whole of a publick ...
... political controverfy ; for the fame year produced the Examiner , of which Swift wrote thirty - three papers . In argu- ment he may be allowed to have the ad- vantage ; for where a wide fyftem of con- duct , and the whole of a publick ...
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... appeased ; and the conduct of the Minifter , if it could not be vindicated , was to be plaufibly excufed . Swift now attained the zenith of his political importance : Swift 30 SWIFT . Swift feems to have concurred in opi- ...
... appeased ; and the conduct of the Minifter , if it could not be vindicated , was to be plaufibly excufed . Swift now attained the zenith of his political importance : Swift 30 SWIFT . Swift feems to have concurred in opi- ...
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Samuel Johnson. Swift now attained the zenith of his political importance : he published ( 1712 ) the Conduct of the Allies , ten days before the Parliament affembled . The purpose was to perfuade the nation to a peace , and never had ...
Samuel Johnson. Swift now attained the zenith of his political importance : he published ( 1712 ) the Conduct of the Allies , ten days before the Parliament affembled . The purpose was to perfuade the nation to a peace , and never had ...
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... Cowper , who refused the feal . Whatever is received , fay the fchools , is received in proportion to the recipient . The power of a political treatise de- pends pends much upon the difpofition of the people ; the 32 SWIFT .
... Cowper , who refused the feal . Whatever is received , fay the fchools , is received in proportion to the recipient . The power of a political treatise de- pends pends much upon the difpofition of the people ; the 32 SWIFT .
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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