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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself ... - Page 93
by Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...value books, as women men, for Drefs : Their praife is ftill-~-. -the Style is excellent : The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe Eloquence, like the Prifmatic glafs...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...And value books, as women men, for drefs: Their praife is ftill the ftyle is excellent: The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they moft abound 1 ; Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs;...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...value books, as women men, for Drefs : Their praife is ftill, — the Style is excellent : The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they moft abound, Much/ruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe Eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...truly, the poet fubjoins this admirable Their praife is ftill, — the Style is excellent: The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifrmtic glafs,...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...value books, as women men, for Drefs : Their praife is ftill,—the Style is excellent: The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 place, has given us (and he could therefore...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...office truly, the Poet fubjoins this adTheir praife is ftill, — The Style is excellent ; The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they mo/l abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found 1310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,...
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The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of ...

John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is Hill, — the flyle is excellent : The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound,. Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,...
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The art of poetry on a new plan, illustrated with a great variety of ...

Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is ftill, — the Kyle is excellent : The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely fonnd. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 75-76

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...of blood. Others for Language all their cares express, 305 And value books, as women men, for dress; Their praise is still—" The style is excellent ;"...leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of senie beneath is rarely found. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glas*, Its gaudy colours spreads...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 32-34

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is ftill, — the ftyle is excellent : The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifinatic...
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