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 49
... last we receive : " For , if obferve , " fays our author , " matrimony is placed after ex- treme unction in our catechifm , as a kind of hint of the order of time in which they are to be taken . The old man then lay down , fatisfied in ...
... last we receive : " For , if obferve , " fays our author , " matrimony is placed after ex- treme unction in our catechifm , as a kind of hint of the order of time in which they are to be taken . The old man then lay down , fatisfied in ...
Page 56
... levell'd towns with weeds lie cover'd o'er ; " The hollow winds thro ' naked temples roar ; The last epithet here fecms to weaken the force of the former . " Round " Round broken columns clafping ivy twin'd ; " O'er 56 THE LIFE OF.
... levell'd towns with weeds lie cover'd o'er ; " The hollow winds thro ' naked temples roar ; The last epithet here fecms to weaken the force of the former . " Round " Round broken columns clafping ivy twin'd ; " O'er 56 THE LIFE OF.
Page 89
... in the learned , fuch as fingu- larity and novelty , and in the last place expreffes his indignation against party rage and envy , for which his ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 89 are not rough and fonorous. In fhort, the ...
... in the learned , fuch as fingu- larity and novelty , and in the last place expreffes his indignation against party rage and envy , for which his ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 89 are not rough and fonorous. In fhort, the ...
Page 90
... last Mines are even fublime . 66 Envy will merit , as its fhade , pursue ; " But like a fhadow , proves the Subftance true : " For envy'd Wit , like Sol eclips'd , makes " known " Th ' oppofing body's groffnefs , not its own . " When ...
... last Mines are even fublime . 66 Envy will merit , as its fhade , pursue ; " But like a fhadow , proves the Subftance true : " For envy'd Wit , like Sol eclips'd , makes " known " Th ' oppofing body's groffnefs , not its own . " When ...
Page 104
... lady ; fuch as an excel- lent wife , a faithful friend , a tender parent , and at last , as the confequence of them all , a faint in heaven . You ought " now When Mr. POPE , as his friend and commenta- tor 104 THE LIFE OF.
... lady ; fuch as an excel- lent wife , a faithful friend , a tender parent , and at last , as the confequence of them all , a faint in heaven . You ought " now When Mr. POPE , as his friend and commenta- tor 104 THE LIFE OF.
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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