Critical & Historical Essays, Volume 5J.M. Dent & Company, 1900 |
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Page 168
... Whig . Madame D'Arblay tells the story thus : A similar ebullition of political rancour with that which so difficultly had been con- quered for Mr. Canning foamed over the ballot box to the exclusion of Mr. Rogers . ' An offence ...
... Whig . Madame D'Arblay tells the story thus : A similar ebullition of political rancour with that which so difficultly had been con- quered for Mr. Canning foamed over the ballot box to the exclusion of Mr. Rogers . ' An offence ...
Page 183
... Whig party in the House of Commons . At this time Addison seemed inclined to devote himself to poetry . He published a translation of part of the fourth Georgic , Lines to King William , and other performances of equal value , that is ...
... Whig party in the House of Commons . At this time Addison seemed inclined to devote himself to poetry . He published a translation of part of the fourth Georgic , Lines to King William , and other performances of equal value , that is ...
Page 187
... Whig party , by the strongest ties both of interest and of gratitude . It is remarkable that in a neighbouring country , we have recently seen similar effects follow from similar causes . The revolution of July 1830 established ...
... Whig party , by the strongest ties both of interest and of gratitude . It is remarkable that in a neighbouring country , we have recently seen similar effects follow from similar causes . The revolution of July 1830 established ...
Page 188
... Whig . He had addressed the most polished and vigorous of his early English lines to Somers , and had dedicated to Montague a Latin poem , truly Virgilian , both in style and rhythm , on the peace of Rys- wick . The wish of the young ...
... Whig . He had addressed the most polished and vigorous of his early English lines to Somers , and had dedicated to Montague a Latin poem , truly Virgilian , both in style and rhythm , on the peace of Rys- wick . The wish of the young ...
Page 189
... Whig and a toast , was probably as gracious as her lord ; for Addison long retained an agreeable recollection of the impression which she at this time made on him , and in some lively lines written on the glasses of the Kit- Cat Club ...
... Whig and a toast , was probably as gracious as her lord ; for Addison long retained an agreeable recollection of the impression which she at this time made on him , and in some lively lines written on the glasses of the Kit- Cat Club ...
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