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 vi
... wise , Healthy by temp'rance and by exercise , A His life , though long , to sickness pass'd unknown : His death was instant , and without a groan . The education of our great author was attended with circumstances very singular , and ...
... wise , Healthy by temp'rance and by exercise , A His life , though long , to sickness pass'd unknown : His death was instant , and without a groan . The education of our great author was attended with circumstances very singular , and ...
Page xi
... wise men say should be the last we receive ; for , if you observe , matrimony is placed after extreme unction in our ca- techism , as a kind of hint as to the order of time in which they are to be taken . The old man then lay down ...
... wise men say should be the last we receive ; for , if you observe , matrimony is placed after extreme unction in our ca- techism , as a kind of hint as to the order of time in which they are to be taken . The old man then lay down ...
Page xvi
... wise , to do Mr. Pope service ; he then said , he did not mean his art of poetry , but his art at court , and protested , notwithstanding many insinuations were spread , that it should not be his fault if there was not the best ...
... wise , to do Mr. Pope service ; he then said , he did not mean his art of poetry , but his art at court , and protested , notwithstanding many insinuations were spread , that it should not be his fault if there was not the best ...
Page xxix
... wise we cannot well account for his neglecting the most gainful way of writing which poetry affords , especially as his reputation was so high that , without much ceremony or mortification , he might have had any piece of his brought ...
... wise we cannot well account for his neglecting the most gainful way of writing which poetry affords , especially as his reputation was so high that , without much ceremony or mortification , he might have had any piece of his brought ...
Page 39
... wise for pride , too good for power Enjoy the glory to be great no more , And , carrying with you all the world can boast , To all the world illustriously are lost ; O let my muse her slender reed inspire , Till in your native shades ...
... wise for pride , too good for power Enjoy the glory to be great no more , And , carrying with you all the world can boast , To all the world illustriously are lost ; O let my muse her slender reed inspire , Till in your native shades ...
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