The Fine Art of Literary Mayhem: A Lively Account of Famous Writers and Their FeudsHolt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963 - 242 pages |
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... lord , cut up that pye : Wherein her fleshe is minced small , And parched with the fire ; All caused by her step ... lord's estate . When Percy brought out another book entitled The Her- mit of Warkworth , which was his own acknowledged ...
... lord , cut up that pye : Wherein her fleshe is minced small , And parched with the fire ; All caused by her step ... lord's estate . When Percy brought out another book entitled The Her- mit of Warkworth , which was his own acknowledged ...
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... Lord Chesterfield , who was noted as a patron of the arts . The result was that Johnson sketched out a plan for the dictionary , dedicated it flatteringly to the Earl , and asked a friend to present this outline to Chesterfield ...
... Lord Chesterfield , who was noted as a patron of the arts . The result was that Johnson sketched out a plan for the dictionary , dedicated it flatteringly to the Earl , and asked a friend to present this outline to Chesterfield ...
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... Lord , have now past , since I waited in your outward rooms , or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through diffi- culties , of which it is useless to complain , and have brought it , at last ...
... Lord , have now past , since I waited in your outward rooms , or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through diffi- culties , of which it is useless to complain , and have brought it , at last ...
Contents
Prologue | 3 |
Mr Pope Confers Immortality | 33 |
Mr Thackeray and Mr Dickens Become | 70 |
Copyright | |
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