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" He was now,' says the courtly Sprat, 'weary of the vexations and formalities of an active condition. He had been perplexed with a long compliance to foreign manners. He was satiated with the arts of a court; which sort of life, though his virtue made... "
Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets - Page 32
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...before a man knows it, does commonly proceed rather from ill-manners than a true magnanimity. HE was now weary of the vexations and formalities of an active....had been perplexed with a long compliance to foreign manners. He was fatiated with the arts of court: which fort of life, though though his virtue had made...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...Surr J*rey.^ f* He was now,v fays the courtly Sprat, ** weary of the vexations and formalities of u an active condition. He had been perplexed ** with...arts of a '* court ; which fort of life, though his vir** tue made it innocent to him, yet nothing ** could make it quiet. Thofe were the ** reafbns that...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Cowley. Denham. Milton. Butler ...

Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...while " others for their money carried away moft " places, he retired difcontented into Sur" rey." <* He was now," fays the courtly Sprat, ** weary of the vexations and formalities of ** an a&ive condition. He had been perplexed ** -with a long compliance to foreign man" ners. He was fatiated...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...while " others for their money carried away moft ** places, he retired difcontented into Sur" rey." " He was now," fays the courtly Sprat, " weary of the...arts of a " court ; which fort of life, though his viru tue made it innocent to him, yet nothing " could make it quiet. ' Thofe were the " reafons that...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...which he ex" pected, while others for their money carried away " moft places, he retired difcontented into Surrey." " He was now," fays the courtly Sprat,..." He had been perplexed with a long compliance to fo" reign manners. He was fatiated with the arts of a " court ; which fort of life, though his virtue...
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The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...which he extl pccted, while others for their money carried away ** moft places, he retired difcontented into Surrey." " He was now," fays the courtly Sprat,...weary of '-•' "" the vexations and formalities of an a&ive condition. ft He had been perplexed with a long compliance to fo" reign manners. He was fatiated...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1790 - 508 pages
...which he expected, while ** others for their money carried away moft " places, he retired difcontented into Surrey." " He was now," fays the courtly Sprat, "weary of the vexations and formalities of " an acYive condition. He had been per" plexed with a long compliance to foreign " manners. He was fatiated...
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The Lives of the English Poets: and a Criticism of Their Work

Samuel Johnson - 1795 - 610 pages
...which he expected, while others " for their money carried away moft places, " he retired difcontented into Surrey." " He was now," fays the courtly Sprat,...formalities of " an active condition. He had been per" plexed with a long compliance to foreign " manners. He was fatiated with the arts of " a court;...
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Lives of English poets

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 476 pages
...which he ex" peeked, while others for their money carried " away rnoft places, he retired dilcomented into " Surrey." " He was now," fays the courtly Sprat,...weary ** of the vexations and formalities of an active con** dition. He had been perplexed with along com" pliance to foreign manners. He was fatiated **...
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The Works of Abraham Cowley, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1806 - 294 pages
...their " money carried away most places, he retired " discontented into Surrey." " He was now," says the courtly Sprat, " weary " of the vexations and...been perplexed with a long " compliance to foreign manners. He was sa" dated with the arts of a court ; which sort of " life, though his virtue made it...
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