 | Samuel Johnson - 1905 - 456 էջ
...behaves herself so obstinately well that I am afraid she will hold it for life.' Ib. p. 173. 'Prior used to bury himself for whole days and nights together with a poor mean creature, and often drank hard. . . . Everybody knows what a wretch she was.' POPE. Spenceadds in a note: — 'This celebrated lady... | |
 | Reginald Jacobs - 1913 - 334 էջ
...the approbation of the poet's friends. Pope says : "Everybody knows what a wretch she was " ; and, " Prior was not a right good man. He used to bury himself...with a poor mean creature, and often drank hard." Pope's friend, Richardson, says that Prior, after having spent the evening in the company of Swift,... | |
 | Leopold George Wickham Legg - 1921 - 370 էջ
...1698/9. may have deteriorated, and after his death Pope passed the following severe judgement upon him: "Prior was not a right good man. He used to bury himself,...together, with a poor mean creature, and often drank hard1." In fact it was considered at the time of his death, that he had been lucky to escape from a... | |
 | 370 էջ
...1698. may have deteriorated, and after his death Pope passed the following severe judgement upon him: "Prior was not a right good man. He used to bury himself,...together, with a poor mean creature, and often drank hard1." In fact it was considered at the time of his death, that he had been lucky to escape from a... | |
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Prior was not a right good man. He used to bury himself, for whole days and nights together, with a poor mean creature, and often drank hard. 
