English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century: Sir Richard Steele, Joseph Addison, Laurence Sterne, Oliver Goldsmith |
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... writer , and believe that Coxe's portrait , or Swift's portrait , is quite unlike the real Churchill . I take this as a single instance , prepared to be as sceptical about any other , and say to the Muse of History , " O venerable ...
... writer , and believe that Coxe's portrait , or Swift's portrait , is quite unlike the real Churchill . I take this as a single instance , prepared to be as sceptical about any other , and say to the Muse of History , " O venerable ...
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... writer of the " London Spy " and several other volumes of ribaldry . The slang of the taverns and ordinaries , the wit of the Bagnios , form the strongest part of the farrago of which these libels are composed . In the excellent ...
... writer of the " London Spy " and several other volumes of ribaldry . The slang of the taverns and ordinaries , the wit of the Bagnios , form the strongest part of the farrago of which these libels are composed . In the excellent ...
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... writes off copies of Latin verses as melodiously as Virgil . He is good - natured , and , his own masterpieces achieved , pours out other copies of verses for other boys with an astonishing ease and fluency ; the idle ones only ...
... writes off copies of Latin verses as melodiously as Virgil . He is good - natured , and , his own masterpieces achieved , pours out other copies of verses for other boys with an astonishing ease and fluency ; the idle ones only ...
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... writing this ardent devotional work , he was deep in debt , in drink , and in all the follies of the town ; it is related that all the officers of Lucas's , and the gentlemen of the Guards , laughed at Dick . And in truth a theologian ...
... writing this ardent devotional work , he was deep in debt , in drink , and in all the follies of the town ; it is related that all the officers of Lucas's , and the gentlemen of the Guards , laughed at Dick . And in truth a theologian ...
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... writing , and of which he fondly owned in after - life , and when Addison was no more , that there were many applauded strokes " from Addison's beloved hand . Is it not a pleasant part- 66 nership to remember ? Can't one fancy Steele ...
... writing , and of which he fondly owned in after - life , and when Addison was no more , that there were many applauded strokes " from Addison's beloved hand . Is it not a pleasant part- 66 nership to remember ? Can't one fancy Steele ...
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acquaintance ADDISON Æneids agreeable appear beautiful Belvidera Bickerstaff called Captain club coffee-house confess conversation Coote coquette court creature cried dear delight desire Dick dinner discourse door dress endeavour English entertainment eyes face fancy fashion father fortune Gascon gentleman give hand head hear heard heart honour hour humour husband ISAAC BICKERSTAFFE Joseph Addison kind lady laugh LAURENCE STERNE learning letter live look Lord Lord Warwick lover mankind manner marriage mind morning Muscovy nature never night observed occasion paper passed passion person petticoat pleased pleasure pounds present pretty Prue reason satisfaction says Sir Harry Sir Richard Steele speak Steele story talk Tatler tell thing thought tion told took town turned uncle Toby upholsterer VIRG Virgil Westminster Abbey Whig whole wife woman women word writing young