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Page 83
... late seen the republic of letters crowded with some , who have no other pretensions to applause but industry , who have no other merit but that of reading many books , and making long quotations ; these we have heard extolled by ...
... late seen the republic of letters crowded with some , who have no other pretensions to applause but industry , who have no other merit but that of reading many books , and making long quotations ; these we have heard extolled by ...
Page 106
... late he finds that he had the best part of the shew for nothing at the door . A RESVERIE Scarce a day passes in which we do not hear compliments paid to Dryden , Pope , and other writers of the last age , while not a month comes forward ...
... late he finds that he had the best part of the shew for nothing at the door . A RESVERIE Scarce a day passes in which we do not hear compliments paid to Dryden , Pope , and other writers of the last age , while not a month comes forward ...
Page 151
... Goldsmith in the role of Tory monarchist and there is any amount of evidence that he played the part with some consistency . Bos- well records him saying as late as 1773 , ' I'm for the Monarchy to keep us equal ' , 7 and in his 151.
... Goldsmith in the role of Tory monarchist and there is any amount of evidence that he played the part with some consistency . Bos- well records him saying as late as 1773 , ' I'm for the Monarchy to keep us equal ' , 7 and in his 151.
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
A Note on the Texts | 14 |
Description of an Authors Bedchamber | 21 |
Copyright | |
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