The Book of Gems: Pomfret to BloomfieldSamuel Carter Hall Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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Page 28
... wrote the poem commemorat- ing the battle of Blenheim . It was published in 1705 , and obtained considerable popularity , although Addison had already enlightened the town by verse upon the same subject . The great theme , however ...
... wrote the poem commemorat- ing the battle of Blenheim . It was published in 1705 , and obtained considerable popularity , although Addison had already enlightened the town by verse upon the same subject . The great theme , however ...
Page 42
... wrote poems at this time , and was distinguished for his Latin orations , but had not made himself eminently remarkable for the rigid morality which afterwards characterised his writ- ings . Political connexions , as was usual in those ...
... wrote poems at this time , and was distinguished for his Latin orations , but had not made himself eminently remarkable for the rigid morality which afterwards characterised his writ- ings . Political connexions , as was usual in those ...
Page 50
... wrote the papers on Pastoral Poetry . Literature , however , was his relaxation and not his business he can scarcely be ushered to a high seat in the assembly of British Poets . Through all his " poetry , " according to the quaint ...
... wrote the papers on Pastoral Poetry . Literature , however , was his relaxation and not his business he can scarcely be ushered to a high seat in the assembly of British Poets . Through all his " poetry , " according to the quaint ...
Page 70
... wrote for the stage - he was caressed by Boling- broke and Swift - taken into the service of the Tories as Secretary to Lord Clarendon's Embassy - and when their fortunes declined with the life of Anne , he fell into disfavour also ...
... wrote for the stage - he was caressed by Boling- broke and Swift - taken into the service of the Tories as Secretary to Lord Clarendon's Embassy - and when their fortunes declined with the life of Anne , he fell into disfavour also ...
Page 76
... wrote some skilful and graceful poems - chiefly odes to distinguished men and his personal friends . But it was not until he was somewhat advanced in years that he produced " The Chace ” — the poem which places him among the British ...
... wrote some skilful and graceful poems - chiefly odes to distinguished men and his personal friends . But it was not until he was somewhat advanced in years that he produced " The Chace ” — the poem which places him among the British ...
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