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Elegant edition of fables by John Gay, with the life of the author - Page 106
by John Gay - 1796
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The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 364 pages
...Weftminfter's whole year be holiday, REMARKS. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...Weftminfter's whole year be holiday, REMARKS. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries...
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The Dunciad, in four books

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 368 pages
...pamphlets made even of her fayings and jefts. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Four Volumes Complete. With His Last ...

Alexander Pope - 1778 - 394 pages
...pamphlets made «ven of her fayings and jefts. Furthermore, it drove out of England, forthat ГегГол, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. T hat idol of the nobiinv an<} people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours am! outcries-...
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The Works of the English Poets: Pope

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...pamphlets made even of her fayings and jefts. ^,. * Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries...
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PREFACES BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL TO THE WORKS OF THE ENGLISH POETS.

SAMUEL JOHNSON - 1781 - 254 pages
...made even of her fay*' ings and jefts. Furthermore, it drove -" out of England (for that feafon) the M Italian Opera, which had carried all " before it for...different opinion of its readers. Swift commended it for rhe excellence of its morality, as a piece B z that that placed all kinds of vice in thejlrongeft and...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 474 pages
...pamphlets made: even of hei " fayings and jefts. .Furthermore, it drove " out of England (for that feafon) the Italian " Opera, which had carried all before it for • " ten years." . i ..v... "*.... Of this performance, when it was printed, the reception was different, according...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 472 pages
...drove *' out of England (for that feafon) the Italian. *' Opera, which had carried all before it fop ** ten years." Of this performance, when it was printed,...Swift commended it for the excellence of its morality, J as a piece that placed all kinds of vice in the firongejl and mojl odious light ; but others, and...
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 1

Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1786 - 516 pages
...annotator on the DCNCIAD fays, that GAY'S <c Beg" gar's Opera" drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the nobility and people, which the great critic, Mr. DENNIS, by the labours and outcries...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 47

English poets - 1790 - 328 pages
...pampblets made even of her fayings and jcfts. Furthermore, it drove out of England, for that feafon, the Italian Opera, which had carried all before it for ten years. That idol of the Nobility and people, which the great Critic Mr. Dennis by the labours and outcries...
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