 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 490 pages
...time having i-ead him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe works may juft deferve reading. I take this Poet to have writ like a Gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlenefe,. than to eftablifh a reputation: fo that nothing regular... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - 286 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe works niay juft deferve reading. I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlenefs, than to eflablim a reputation: fo that nothing regular... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe Works may juft deferve Reading. I take this Poet to have writ like a Gentleman, that is, at leifure Hours, and to keep more out of Idlenefs, than to eftablifh a Reputation : So that nothing regular... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 310 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe works may juft deferve reading. I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlenefs, than to eftablifli a reputation : fo that nothing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 304 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find .him one of thofe whofe works mayjuft deferve reading. I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, .and more to keep out of idlenefs, than to eftablifh a reputation : fo that nothing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 366 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe works .tnay juft deferve reading. I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlenefs, than to eftablifh a reputation : fo that nothing regular... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1770 - 402 pages
...having read hiiu twice or thrice, \ find him. one of thofe whofe works may juft dcferve reading. 1 take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out' of idlenefs, than to eftablim a reputation :. fa that nothing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1789 - 298 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofc whofe works may juft deferve reading. 1 take this poet to have writ like a gentleman,. that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlenefs than to eftablilli a reputation : fo that nothing regular... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English letters - 1790 - 912 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe works may juft deferve reading. I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlencfs, than to eftablilh a reputation : fo that noII «hing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 502 pages
...time having read him twice or thrice, I find him one of thofe whofe works may juft deferve reading. I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman *, that is, at leifure hours, and more to keep out of idlenefs, than to eftablifh a reputation ; fo that nothing regular... | |
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I take this poet to have writ like a gentleman, that is at leisure hours, and more to keep out of idleness than to establish a reputation; so that nothing regular or just can be expected from him. 
