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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... called An Epistle to a Doctor in Divinity . The following line likewife . " Hard as thy heart , and as thy birth obfcure , " fell from a like courtly pen , in certain verses to the imita- tor of Horace . - Our author , by way of ...
... called An Epistle to a Doctor in Divinity . The following line likewife . " Hard as thy heart , and as thy birth obfcure , " fell from a like courtly pen , in certain verses to the imita- tor of Horace . - Our author , by way of ...
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... called Al- cander , of which he wrote four books of about a " Leave elegy and tranflation to the inferior class , on whorn the Mufes only glance now and then , like our win- ter's fun , and then leave them in the dark . Think on the ...
... called Al- cander , of which he wrote four books of about a " Leave elegy and tranflation to the inferior class , on whorn the Mufes only glance now and then , like our win- ter's fun , and then leave them in the dark . Think on the ...
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... , Mr. POPE privately fent an essay , which was published in a paper called the Guardian ; and which contained an ironical comparison -between 5 between his own paftorals , and thofe of Phil- lips ALEXANDER POPE , Esq . 43.
... , Mr. POPE privately fent an essay , which was published in a paper called the Guardian ; and which contained an ironical comparison -between 5 between his own paftorals , and thofe of Phil- lips ALEXANDER POPE , Esq . 43.
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... called paftorals ; adding humouroufly , that though they were by no means paftorals , yet they were fomething better . He pleasantly observes , that neither Theocri- tus nor Virgil intended their poems for pafto- rals ; " and in that ...
... called paftorals ; adding humouroufly , that though they were by no means paftorals , yet they were fomething better . He pleasantly observes , that neither Theocri- tus nor Virgil intended their poems for pafto- rals ; " and in that ...
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... called his young wife to the bed - fide , and earnestly entreated her not to deny him one requeft , the laft he fhould make . Upon her affurances of confenting to it , he told her , My dear , it is only this , that you will never marry ...
... called his young wife to the bed - fide , and earnestly entreated her not to deny him one requeft , the laft he fhould make . Upon her affurances of confenting to it , he told her , My dear , it is only this , that you will never marry ...
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