The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the AuthorCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860 - 578 pages |
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Page xii
... truth and honour to deny it . The uncle finding that she would make no efforts to disengage her affection , after a little time forced her abroad , where she was received with a ceremony due to her quality , but restricted from the ...
... truth and honour to deny it . The uncle finding that she would make no efforts to disengage her affection , after a little time forced her abroad , where she was received with a ceremony due to her quality , but restricted from the ...
Page xiv
... truth and solidity . And here give me leave to mention what Monsieur Boileau has so well enlarged upon in the Preface to his Works , that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing things that are new , as in giving things ...
... truth and solidity . And here give me leave to mention what Monsieur Boileau has so well enlarged upon in the Preface to his Works , that wit and fine writing do not consist so much in advancing things that are new , as in giving things ...
Page xv
... truth might appear . But the whole libel was proved a malicious story by many persons of distinction , who several years before Mr. Addison's decease , approved those verses denominated a libel , but which were , it is said , a friendly ...
... truth might appear . But the whole libel was proved a malicious story by many persons of distinction , who several years before Mr. Addison's decease , approved those verses denominated a libel , but which were , it is said , a friendly ...
Page xxii
... truth , I have , if possi ble , less inclination than ability . Contemplative life is not only my scene , but is my habit too . I began my life where most people end theirs , with a disgust of all that the world calls ambition . I don't ...
... truth , I have , if possi ble , less inclination than ability . Contemplative life is not only my scene , but is my habit too . I began my life where most people end theirs , with a disgust of all that the world calls ambition . I don't ...
Page xxiv
... truth , and that they must judge with their eyes shut who can see no beauty of language , no harmony of numbers in thi translation . But the most formidable critic against Mr. Pope in this great undertaking , was the celebrated Madame ...
... truth , and that they must judge with their eyes shut who can see no beauty of language , no harmony of numbers in thi translation . But the most formidable critic against Mr. Pope in this great undertaking , was the celebrated Madame ...
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