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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... noble alle- gorift , is a little medal , whereon each man's name is infcribed , which TIME , waiting on the fhears of FATE , catches up , as they fall from the inexorable fteel , and bears to the river LETHE ; into which , were it not ...
... noble alle- gorift , is a little medal , whereon each man's name is infcribed , which TIME , waiting on the fhears of FATE , catches up , as they fall from the inexorable fteel , and bears to the river LETHE ; into which , were it not ...
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... noble purfuits . Thefe allure- ments have greater or lefs afcendancy , in pro- portion as the objects of ambition are more or lefs diftant . The habit of application will be vigorous or faint , as the reward propofed is great or fmall ...
... noble purfuits . Thefe allure- ments have greater or lefs afcendancy , in pro- portion as the objects of ambition are more or lefs diftant . The habit of application will be vigorous or faint , as the reward propofed is great or fmall ...
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... tuition , he formed a noble refolu- tion , at this early period of life , of becoming his own mafter , and he began to cultivate his talents 1 talents with unwearied fedulity . The method of study which 14 THE LIFE OF.
... tuition , he formed a noble refolu- tion , at this early period of life , of becoming his own mafter , and he began to cultivate his talents 1 talents with unwearied fedulity . The method of study which 14 THE LIFE OF.
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... noble exertion of one of the beft offices of friendship , nor to receive it with fuitable thanks and gratitude . Nevertheless , though his pride was fo much offended that he , for fome time , difcontinued all correfpondence with Mr ...
... noble exertion of one of the beft offices of friendship , nor to receive it with fuitable thanks and gratitude . Nevertheless , though his pride was fo much offended that he , for fome time , difcontinued all correfpondence with Mr ...
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... noble conclufion of WINDSOR FOREST , both as a poli- tician and as a poet . As a politician , because it fo highly celebrated that treaty of peace which he deemed fo pernici- ous to the liberties of Europe ; and as a poet , because he ...
... noble conclufion of WINDSOR FOREST , both as a poli- tician and as a poet . As a politician , because it fo highly celebrated that treaty of peace which he deemed fo pernici- ous to the liberties of Europe ; and as a poet , because he ...
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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