 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 682 pages
...alphabet (the greatest part of them at random) ; but such was the number of poets eminent in that art that some one or other took every letter to himself: all...scurrilities they could possibly devise; a liberty no way to be wondered at in those people, and in those papers, that, for many years during the uncontrouled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 pages
...(the greatest part of them at random ;) but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself: all...scurrilities they could possibly devise ; a liberty no way to be wondered at in those people, and in those papers, that, for many years, during the uncontrouled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 532 pages
...alphabet (the greatest part of them at random); but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself: all...falsehoods and scurrilities they could possibly devise; a VOL. vi.—K " This gave Mr. Pope the thought, that he had now some opportunity of doing good, by detecting... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1825 - 524 pages
...(the greatest part of them at random ;) but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself: all fell into so violent a fury, that, far half a year or more, the common newspapers (in most of which they had some property, as being hired... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1826 - 446 pages
...the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself ; ail fell into so violent a fury, that, for half a year...common newspapers (in most of which they had some great characters of the age ; and this with impunity, their own persons and names being utterly secret... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...(the greatest part of them at random ;) but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that nine times round her. Yet music and love were victorious. Bu ьо violent a fury, that, for half a year or more, tbe common newspapers (in most of which they had... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...poets eminent in that art, that some one or other ook every letter to himself: all fell into so vioK-nt sults and alarms ? Say, is the fault through tame submission, thine ; Or leagued against the pro>erty, as being hired Writers) were filled with the most abusive falsehoods and scurrilities they... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1834 - 722 pages
...(the greatest part of them at random ;) but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself ; all...with the most abusive falsehoods and scurrilities ttiey could possibly devise ; a liberty no ways to be wondered at in those people, and in those papers,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...alphabet, the greatest part of them at random ; but such was the number of poets eminent in that art, that some one or other took every letter to himself: all...writers, were filled with the most abusive falsehoods they could possibly devise. * * * * This gave Mr. Pope the thought that he had now some opportunity... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Croly - 1835 - 312 pages
...falsehoods and scurrilities that they could possibly devise.' ' A liberty,' he farther observes, ' no way to be wondered at in those people and in those papers, that, for many years, during the uncontrolled license of the press, had aspersed almost all the great characters of the age, and this with impunity,... | |
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... for half a year or more, the common newspapers, in most of which they had some property, as being hired writers, were filled with the most abusive falsehoods and scurrilities they could possibly devise... 
