Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian, Volume 1Suttaby, Evance, and Fox, 1814 - Authors, English |
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... Sir Richard Steele , is branched into six essays . 1. A Biographical Sketch of Steele . 2. Observations on his Style . 3. On his Taste and Critical Abilities . 4. On his Invention , Imagery , and Pathos . ii PREFACE .
... Sir Richard Steele , is branched into six essays . 1. A Biographical Sketch of Steele . 2. Observations on his Style . 3. On his Taste and Critical Abilities . 4. On his Invention , Imagery , and Pathos . ii PREFACE .
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... Sir Charles Sedley died . * This circumstance set me a thinking and ruminating upon the employ- ments in which men of wit exercise themselves . It was said of Sir ... Sir Richard , " he observes , " retired 84 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF STEELE .
... Sir Charles Sedley died . * This circumstance set me a thinking and ruminating upon the employ- ments in which men of wit exercise themselves . It was said of Sir ... Sir Richard , " he observes , " retired 84 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF STEELE .
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... Sir Richard , " he observes , " retired to a small house on Haverstock Hill , in the road to Hamp- stead ; part of this building remains , and is now a cottage . Here Mr. Pope , and other members of the , Kit - cat Club , ( which ...
... Sir Richard , " he observes , " retired to a small house on Haverstock Hill , in the road to Hamp- stead ; part of this building remains , and is now a cottage . Here Mr. Pope , and other members of the , Kit - cat Club , ( which ...
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... Sir Richard Steele , who in some of his exi- gences put them in pawn . They then remained with the old duchess , who in her will assigned the task to Glover and Mallet , with a reward of a thousand pounds , and a prohibition to insert ...
... Sir Richard Steele , who in some of his exi- gences put them in pawn . They then remained with the old duchess , who in her will assigned the task to Glover and Mallet , with a reward of a thousand pounds , and a prohibition to insert ...
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... Sir Richard 700l . per annum , as they had done before to Mr. Collier . Soon after this , the house in Lin- coln's - inn - fields being finished by the old pa- tentee , who had been silenced , he procured , by the interest of Mr. Craggs ...
... Sir Richard 700l . per annum , as they had done before to Mr. Collier . Soon after this , the house in Lin- coln's - inn - fields being finished by the old pa- tentee , who had been silenced , he procured , by the interest of Mr. Craggs ...
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