The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Volum 3Methuen, 1896 |
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... ladies he passed his hours of relaxation , and to them he opened his bosom ; but they never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the parsonage when Swift was away , and when he returned ...
... ladies he passed his hours of relaxation , and to them he opened his bosom ; but they never resided in the same house , nor did he see either without a witness . They lived at the parsonage when Swift was away , and when he returned ...
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... Lady Berkeley , by whose kindness it is not unlikely that he was advanced to his benefices . To this project , which is formed with great purity of intention , and displayed with sprightliness and elegance , it can only be objected that ...
... Lady Berkeley , by whose kindness it is not unlikely that he was advanced to his benefices . To this project , which is formed with great purity of intention , and displayed with sprightliness and elegance , it can only be objected that ...
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... ladies . On other days he often dined , at a stated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergyman of his cathedral , whose house was recom- mended by the peculiar neatness and pleasantry of his wife . To this frugal mode of living , he was ...
... ladies . On other days he often dined , at a stated price , with Mr. Worral , a clergyman of his cathedral , whose house was recom- mended by the peculiar neatness and pleasantry 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 seized not long afterwards by a fit of giddiness , and again heard of the sickness and danger of Mrs. Johnson . He then left the house of Pope , as it seems ...
... lady either wanted power , or had no ambition of poetical immortality . He was seized not long afterwards by a fit of giddiness , and again heard of the sickness and danger of Mrs. Johnson . He then left the house of Pope , as it seems ...
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... Lady on her Marriage may be allowed to doubt whether his opinion of female excellence ought implicitly to be admitted ; for if his general thoughts on women were such as he exhibits , a very little sense in a lady would enrapture , and ...
... Lady on her Marriage may be allowed to doubt whether his opinion of female excellence ought implicitly to be admitted ; for if his general thoughts on women were such as he exhibits , a very little sense in a lady would enrapture , and ...
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