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The first account that was published of Churchill after his death appeared in the
Annual Register for 1764, and that partial and inaccurate statement is the
groundwork of all the biographical notices of his life which have since appeared.
The first account that was published of Churchill after his death appeared in the
Annual Register for 1764, and that partial and inaccurate statement is the
groundwork of all the biographical notices of his life which have since appeared.
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During his residence in London, at this time, he occasionally frequented the
theatres, and made many of those critical observations which, seven years
afterwards, adorned the Rosciad. Shakespeare, his favourite author, then
appeared in ...
During his residence in London, at this time, he occasionally frequented the
theatres, and made many of those critical observations which, seven years
afterwards, adorned the Rosciad. Shakespeare, his favourite author, then
appeared in ...
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speare, his favourite author, then appeared in meridian splendour ; Garrick,
Pritchard, and Cib- ber, exhibited his various beauties in the strongest light, and
gave its full force, dignity, and maturity to the scenic art. At the customary age, ...
speare, his favourite author, then appeared in meridian splendour ; Garrick,
Pritchard, and Cib- ber, exhibited his various beauties in the strongest light, and
gave its full force, dignity, and maturity to the scenic art. At the customary age, ...
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... was induced to offer the Rosciad to several booksellers, at the moderate sum
of twenty pounds ; but meeting with a peremptory refusal to give more than five
guineas, he resolved to publish it on his account, and it appeared in March, 17G1
, ...
... was induced to offer the Rosciad to several booksellers, at the moderate sum
of twenty pounds ; but meeting with a peremptory refusal to give more than five
guineas, he resolved to publish it on his account, and it appeared in March, 17G1
, ...
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The following lines appeared in some of the public papers on the occasion: Tired
with attendance, sick of daily prayer, Which hardly yielded fourscore pounds a
year; Grown so averse from praise in any way, He would praise God no longer ...
The following lines appeared in some of the public papers on the occasion: Tired
with attendance, sick of daily prayer, Which hardly yielded fourscore pounds a
year; Grown so averse from praise in any way, He would praise God no longer ...
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actor appears bear Briton brought cause character Churchill common course court critics crown dare death died dull earth England English equal fame fear feel foes fools force Garrick gave genius George give given grace hand happy head heart honour hour House interest justice king known land letter lines live Lord mean merit mighty mind Muse nature never night North observed occasion once period person play pleased poem poet praise present pride published raised reason received reign rise rule satire sense side soon soul spirit stage stand thee things thou thought took true truth turn vice virtue voice Whilst whole Wilkes wish write
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Página 163 - Excitements of my reason and my blood, And let all sleep, while to my shame I see, The imminent death of twenty thousand men, That, for a fantasy and trick of fame, Go to their graves like beds...
Página 271 - OATS [a grain which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people], — Croker.
Página 147 - How many thousand of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep ! O Sleep, O gentle Sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down. And steep my senses in forgetfulness ! Why, rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, Upon uneasy pallets stretching thee, And hush'd with buzzing night-flies to thy slumber ; Than in the perfumed chambers of the great, Under the canopies of costly state, And lull'd with sounds of sweetest melody...
Página 158 - AWAKE, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of man ; A mighty maze ! but not without a plan ; A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot, Or garden tempting with forbidden fruit.
Página 271 - PENSION [an allowance made to any one without an equivalent. In England it is generally understood to mean pay given to a state hireling for treason to his country'].
Página 32 - WHEN Learning's triumph o'er her barbarous foes First rear'd the stage, immortal Shakspeare rose; Each change of many-colour'd life he drew, Exhausted worlds, and then imagined new : Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign, And panting Time toil'd after him in vain.
Página 199 - Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm, How shall your houseless heads and unfed sides, Your loop'd and window'd raggedness, defend you From seasons such as these ? O, I have ta'en Too little care of this ! Take physic, pomp ; Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, That thou mayst shake the superflux to them, And show the heavens more just.
Página lxiv - Nay, sir, I am a very fair judge. He did not attack me violently till he found I did not like his poetry ; and his attack on me shall not prevent me from continuing to say what I think of him, from an apprehension that it may be ascribed to resentment. No, sir, I called the fellow a blockhead at first, and I will call him a blockhead still.
Página 45 - To every work he brought a memory full fraught, together with a fancy fertile of original combinations, and at once exerted the powers of the scholar, the reasoner, and the wit.
Página 131 - The exhibitions of the stage were improved to the most exquisite entertainment by the talents and management of Garrick, who greatly surpassed all his predecessors of this and perhaps every other nation, in his genius for acting ; in the sweetness and variety of his tones, the irresistible magic of his eye, the fire and vivacity of his action, the elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of expression.
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Poetical Works of Churchill, Parnell, and Tickell: With a Life of Each, Volumen 1 British poets. Riverside ed. [v. 18-19] The Poetical Works of Churchill, Parnell, and Tickell: With a Life of Each, Charles Churchill |
| Autor | Charles Churchill |
| Editor | Houghton, Osgood & Company, 1880 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 22 May 2007 |
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