The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, EsqC. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 - Electronic books - 578 pages |
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... same temper , and with the fame decorum . Per- fuaded as I am , that the learned writer meant * This work is anonymous , but the name of the author is well known to the learned world . As he has himself , how- ever , thought proper to ...
... same temper , and with the fame decorum . Per- fuaded as I am , that the learned writer meant * This work is anonymous , but the name of the author is well known to the learned world . As he has himself , how- ever , thought proper to ...
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... same time more just , than this descrip- tion of man's imperfect ftate , with refpect to the knowledge of himself , which is of all others the most difficult : For to whatever extent he may stretch his understanding in other sciences ...
... same time more just , than this descrip- tion of man's imperfect ftate , with refpect to the knowledge of himself , which is of all others the most difficult : For to whatever extent he may stretch his understanding in other sciences ...
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... same time how just , is this fimile , whereby the poet illuftrates the fudden change of the principle of action in man , which , among other caufes , occafions the diffi- culty of determining his character . This difficulty however ...
... same time how just , is this fimile , whereby the poet illuftrates the fudden change of the principle of action in man , which , among other caufes , occafions the diffi- culty of determining his character . This difficulty however ...
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... this fimile is , impartiality obliges me to own that I give the preference to Dr. Young's on the same subject , which he thus illuftrates- " Pleasures Mr. POPE having exposed the fruitless pur- fuit of the 286 THE LIFE OF.
... this fimile is , impartiality obliges me to own that I give the preference to Dr. Young's on the same subject , which he thus illuftrates- " Pleasures Mr. POPE having exposed the fruitless pur- fuit of the 286 THE LIFE OF.
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... same time declining it , with a noble indifference * . We The letter was expreffed in the following terms- " My LORD , " I am obliged to you , both for the favours you have " done met , and those you intend me . I diftruft neither ...
... same time declining it , with a noble indifference * . We The letter was expreffed in the following terms- " My LORD , " I am obliged to you , both for the favours you have " done met , and those you intend me . I diftruft neither ...
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AARON HILL addreffed admirable affure againſt anſwer beautiful becauſe beft beſt cafe cenfure character compofition critic Dean Swift defcribed defcription defign defire difplayed Dunciad Effay effayift efteemed epiftle ev'ry expreffed faid fame fatire fays feems fenfe fenfible fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpeaking fpirit friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fublime fuch fuperior fuppofed fure genius himſelf honour Iliad illuftrated imagination inftance itſelf John Searl judgment juft laft laſt leaft lefs letter likewife Lord Lord Bolingbroke merit mind moft moral moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never nevertheleſs numbers obferved occafion paffage paffed paffion perfon pleaſe pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry POPE POPE's praiſe prefent preferve profe publiſhed purpoſe racter reafon refpect reft ridicule ſay ſeems ſpeak tafte thefe themſelves theſe lines thofe thoſe thought tion tranflation Twickenham uſe verfe virtue whofe writings