The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volumes 1-2Phillips, Sampson, 1852 - 616 pages |
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Page viii
... Pope's was in its full distinction . The year following that in which Mr. Pope wrote his poem on Silence , he began an epic poem , entitled Alcander , which he afterwards very judiciously com- mitted to the flames , as he did likewise a ...
... Pope's was in its full distinction . The year following that in which Mr. Pope wrote his poem on Silence , he began an epic poem , entitled Alcander , which he afterwards very judiciously com- mitted to the flames , as he did likewise a ...
Page ix
... Pope's Pastorals appeared . Mr. Walsh pronounces on our Shepherd's boy ( as Mr. Pope called himself , ) the following judgment , in a letter to Mr. Wycherley : " The verses are very tender and easy . The Au- thor seems to have a ...
... Pope's Pastorals appeared . Mr. Walsh pronounces on our Shepherd's boy ( as Mr. Pope called himself , ) the following judgment , in a letter to Mr. Wycherley : " The verses are very tender and easy . The Au- thor seems to have a ...
Page xviii
... Pope spoke in such a manner as plainly indicated he thought Mr. Addison the aggressor , expected him to condescend , and own himself the cause of the breach betweer . them . But he was disappointed ; for Mr. Addison , without appearing ...
... Pope spoke in such a manner as plainly indicated he thought Mr. Addison the aggressor , expected him to condescend , and own himself the cause of the breach betweer . them . But he was disappointed ; for Mr. Addison , without appearing ...
Page xix
... Pope , whom he advised to have a less exalted sense of his own merit . Mr. Pope could not well bear such repeated ro- proaches , but boldly told Mr. Addison , that he ap- pealed from his judgment to the public , and that he had long ...
... Pope , whom he advised to have a less exalted sense of his own merit . Mr. Pope could not well bear such repeated ro- proaches , but boldly told Mr. Addison , that he ap- pealed from his judgment to the public , and that he had long ...
Page xx
... Pope ; for nis translation is in the hands of all readers of taste , while the other is seldom regarded but as a foil to Pope's . It would appear as if Mr. Addison were himself so immersed in party business as to contract his benevo ...
... Pope ; for nis translation is in the hands of all readers of taste , while the other is seldom regarded but as a foil to Pope's . It would appear as if Mr. Addison were himself so immersed in party business as to contract his benevo ...
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