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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Page 183
+ It may be proper to obferve , that all the materials for the Life of Homer , which
was penned by Dean Parnelle , were collected and claffed by Mr . Pope . The
compofition is stiff , and was much more so , the correction having cost Mr . Pope
...
+ It may be proper to obferve , that all the materials for the Life of Homer , which
was penned by Dean Parnelle , were collected and claffed by Mr . Pope . The
compofition is stiff , and was much more so , the correction having cost Mr . Pope
...
Page 214
Mr . Pope said further , that Voltaire was a fpy for the court , while he staid in
England : of which he gave his friend the following instance . When the first
Occasional Letter to Sir R . Walpole came out ( by which circumstance the reader
may ...
Mr . Pope said further , that Voltaire was a fpy for the court , while he staid in
England : of which he gave his friend the following instance . When the first
Occasional Letter to Sir R . Walpole came out ( by which circumstance the reader
may ...
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Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings
and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, Esq Owen Ruffhead. the reason is obvious - - - -
It is lowing principally to the magic of Pope ' s versification . 1 in DIDIST 14 . 1 " !
Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings
and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, Esq Owen Ruffhead. the reason is obvious - - - -
It is lowing principally to the magic of Pope ' s versification . 1 in DIDIST 14 . 1 " !
Page 547
I give * The reader cannot fail to be smitten with the apparent coolness which Mr .
Pope , by this extraordinary bequest , betrays towards his truly amiable and
generous friend Mr . Allen : and the impartiality of history will not allow me to
conceal ...
I give * The reader cannot fail to be smitten with the apparent coolness which Mr .
Pope , by this extraordinary bequest , betrays towards his truly amiable and
generous friend Mr . Allen : and the impartiality of history will not allow me to
conceal ...
Page 547
I give * The reader cannot fail to be smitten with the apparent coolness which Mr .
Pope , by this extraordinary bequest , betrays towards his truly amiable and
generous friend Mr . Allen : and the impartiality of history will not allow me to
conceal ...
I give * The reader cannot fail to be smitten with the apparent coolness which Mr .
Pope , by this extraordinary bequest , betrays towards his truly amiable and
generous friend Mr . Allen : and the impartiality of history will not allow me to
conceal ...
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| Title | The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, Esq Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | Owen Ruffhead |
| Publisher | C. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 |
| Original from | Ghent University |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 578 pages |
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