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... seemed equally to elevate Swift's character , talents , and influence . In this letter Pope replies to Swift's proposal of giving him twenty guineas to change his religion ; after making propositions for the salvation of 36 ANECDOTE ...
... seemed equally to elevate Swift's character , talents , and influence . In this letter Pope replies to Swift's proposal of giving him twenty guineas to change his religion ; after making propositions for the salvation of 36 ANECDOTE ...
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... seemed utterly unacquainted with any of those who frequented it ; and whose custom it was to lay his hat down on a table , and walk backward and forward at a good pace for half an hour or an hour , without speaking to any mortal , or ...
... seemed utterly unacquainted with any of those who frequented it ; and whose custom it was to lay his hat down on a table , and walk backward and forward at a good pace for half an hour or an hour , without speaking to any mortal , or ...
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... seemed happy . The garden was to an uncommon degree crowded with laurels . The old man said that when Miss Vanhomrigh expected the Dean she always planted with her own hand a laurel or two against his arrival . He showed her favourite ...
... seemed happy . The garden was to an uncommon degree crowded with laurels . The old man said that when Miss Vanhomrigh expected the Dean she always planted with her own hand a laurel or two against his arrival . He showed her favourite ...
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... seemed to open a prospect full upon the path of honour , am- bition , and preferment . But almost the next post brought a letter from Lord Oxford , now dismissed and going alone to his seat in Herefordshire , requesting Swift to ...
... seemed to open a prospect full upon the path of honour , am- bition , and preferment . But almost the next post brought a letter from Lord Oxford , now dismissed and going alone to his seat in Herefordshire , requesting Swift to ...
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... seemed to cul- tivate literature with success . He relieved the necessitous , he supported the dependent , and insisted that more distin- guished genius should receive from his powerful friends that kindness and distinction to which it ...
... seemed to cul- tivate literature with success . He relieved the necessitous , he supported the dependent , and insisted that more distin- guished genius should receive from his powerful friends that kindness and distinction to which it ...
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acquaintance Addison admired afterwards appears Bishop Boevey Boswell called celebrated character church Club coffee-house comedy Dean Dean Swift Dean's Deanery death delight dine dinner Drury-lane Dublin Duke England father favour Foote Foote's Forster fortune friends garden Garrick genius gentleman George Colman give Goldsmith guineas Haymarket Haymarket Theatre honour humour Ireland Isaac Bickerstaff Johnson Jonathan Swift Julius Cæsar Kit-Kat Club Lady laugh letter literary living London Lord Lord Bathurst Lord Macaulay Moor Park morning never night occasion Oliver OLIVER GOLDSMITH Oxford paper person Pilkington play poet poor Pope portrait received remarked replied satire says sent servant Sheridan Sir Richard Steele Spectator Steele's Stella Swift Tatler tells Temple theatre things thought tion told took town Vicar of Wakefield Walpole Whig wife William writing written wrote
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Seite 288 - Here Reynolds is laid, and to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand : His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart...
Seite 48 - And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die. who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel ? God forbid : as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground ; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
Seite 249 - His house was known to all the vagrant train, He chid their wanderings, but relieved their pain; The long remember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged breast.
Seite 135 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Seite 72 - He reads much ; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men ; he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music ; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Seite 313 - Oh ! let him alone, For making a blunder, or picking a bone. But hang it - to poets who seldom can eat, Your very good mutton's a very good treat; Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt, It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Seite 202 - So he died, and she very imprudently married the barber; and there were present the Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the Grand Panjandrum himself, with the little round button at top; and they all fell to playing the game of catch as catch can, till the gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots.
Seite 325 - Here Cumberland lies, having acted his parts, The Terence of England, the mender of hearts; A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.
Seite 275 - THE wretch, condemn'd with life to part, Still, still on hope relies ; And every pang that rends the heart, Bids expectation rise. Hope, like the glimmering taper's light, Adorns and cheers the way ; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.
Seite 36 - He talked to the son of Dr. Davenant, to be sent abroad, and took out his pocket-book and wrote down several things as memoranda, to do for him. He turned to the fire, and took out his gold watch, and telling him the time of the day, complained it was very late. A gentleman said, ' he was too fast.' ' How can I help it,' said the Doctor, ' if the Courtiers give me a watch that won't go right?