St. Martin's Anthologies of English Literature: Volume 3, Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1160-1798)The selection of writing in this anthology brings alive the excitement, wit, and exuberance of the Restoration and eighteenth century. |
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... Prince of Princes † himself , when here , went through this Town to his own country , and that upon a fair - day too . Yea , and as I think it was Beelzebub , the chief lord of this Fair , that invited him to buy of his vanities ; yea ...
... Prince of Princes † himself , when here , went through this Town to his own country , and that upon a fair - day too . Yea , and as I think it was Beelzebub , the chief lord of this Fair , that invited him to buy of his vanities ; yea ...
Page 14
... prince . Then Faithful began to answer that he had only set himself against that which had set itself against him that is higher than the highest . ' And , ' said he , ' as for disturbance , I make none , being myself a man of peace ...
... prince . Then Faithful began to answer that he had only set himself against that which had set itself against him that is higher than the highest . ' And , ' said he , ' as for disturbance , I make none , being myself a man of peace ...
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... Prince Beelzebub , and hath spoke contemptibly of his honourable friends , whose names are the Lord Old Man , the Lord Carnal Delight , the Lord Luxurious , the Lord Desire of Vain - glory , my old Lord Lechery , Sir Having Greedy ...
... Prince Beelzebub , and hath spoke contemptibly of his honourable friends , whose names are the Lord Old Man , the Lord Carnal Delight , the Lord Luxurious , the Lord Desire of Vain - glory , my old Lord Lechery , Sir Having Greedy ...
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... Prince of this town , with all the rabblement his attendants by this gentleman named , are more fit for being in Hell than in this town and country ; and so the Lord have mercy upon me . ' Then the Judge called to the jury ( who all ...
... Prince of this town , with all the rabblement his attendants by this gentleman named , are more fit for being in Hell than in this town and country ; and so the Lord have mercy upon me . ' Then the Judge called to the jury ( who all ...
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... Prince ; Held up the buckler of the people's cause Against the crown , and skulked behind the laws . The wished occasion of the Plot he takes ; Some circumstances finds , but more he makes ; By buzzing emissaries fills the ears Of ...
... Prince ; Held up the buckler of the people's cause Against the crown , and skulked behind the laws . The wished occasion of the Plot he takes ; Some circumstances finds , but more he makes ; By buzzing emissaries fills the ears Of ...
Contents
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To My Honoured Kinsman John Driden | 55 |
From Grounds of Criticism in Tragedy | 62 |
JOHN WILMOT | 72 |
WILLIAM DAMPIER | 83 |
From Moll Flanders | 93 |
A Description of the Morning | 108 |
Age | 367 |
From A Sentimental Journey through | 379 |
West | 387 |
The Bard A Pindaric Ode | 394 |
HORACE WALPOLE | 401 |
TOBIAS SMOLLETT | 407 |
CHRISTOPHER SMART | 415 |
ADAM SMITH | 428 |
A Modest Proposal | 137 |
A Beautiful Young Nymph Going | 145 |
WILLIAM CONGREVE | 156 |
COLLEY CIBBER | 166 |
SIR RICHARD STEELE | 171 |
JOHN GAY | 187 |
ALEXANDER POPE | 205 |
of Women | 236 |
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU | 256 |
SAMUEL RICHARDSON | 269 |
PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE | 279 |
JAMES THOMSON | 287 |
From The Castle of Indolence | 293 |
SAMUEL JOHNSON | 310 |
From Preface to A Dictionary of | 325 |
From The Lives of the Poets | 349 |
SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS | 430 |
EDMUND BURKE | 437 |
OLIVER GOLDSMITH | 449 |
WILLIAM COWPER | 463 |
JAMES MACPHERSON | 470 |
JAMES BOSWELL | 488 |
HENRY MACKENZIE | 502 |
Andrews | 509 |
FANNY BURNEY | 524 |
GEORGE CRABBE | 530 |
ROBERT BURNS | 544 |
WILLIAM BECKFORD | 559 |
JANE AUSTEN | 571 |
Index of First Lines | 580 |
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Aeneid ancient arms beauty Beelzebub Beggar's Opera Ben Jonson called Carathis century charms court cried dear death Dryden Dunciad English eyes fair fame father fear fire foes fool give grace hand hath head hear heard heart heaven heroic couplet honour hope Houyhnhnms Hudibras human imagination Jane Austen Jebusites Johnson kind King knew labour Lady laugh laws learning live London look Lord manner MILLAMANT mind nature never night o'er observed pain Paradise Lost passions PEACHUM Pindar play pleasure poem poet poetry Polly poor Pope praise prince Queen reader Restoration comedy Roman Sanhedrin satire scene sense Shakespeare SIR PET soul sublime SURF tell thee things Thomas Shadwell thou thought town truth uncle Toby Vanity verse virtue Whig woman words writing youth