The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of the AuthorJones and Company, 1827 - 424 pages |
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Page xiv
... hope of gain could not have been the motive of the impression . It seems that Pope , being desirous of printing his Letters , and not knowing how to do , without imputation of vanity , what has in this country been done very rarely ...
... hope of gain could not have been the motive of the impression . It seems that Pope , being desirous of printing his Letters , and not knowing how to do , without imputation of vanity , what has in this country been done very rarely ...
Page xxix
... hope to attain twice , and which can- not be copied but with servile imitation . I cannot but wish that , of this inscription , the two last lines had been omitted , as they take away from the energy what they do not add to the sense ...
... hope to attain twice , and which can- not be copied but with servile imitation . I cannot but wish that , of this inscription , the two last lines had been omitted , as they take away from the energy what they do not add to the sense ...
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... hope he may please the world , he falls under very unlucky circumstances ; for , from the mo- ment he prints , he must expect to hear no more truth than if he were a prince or a beauty . If he has not very good sense ( and indeed there ...
... hope he may please the world , he falls under very unlucky circumstances ; for , from the mo- ment he prints , he must expect to hear no more truth than if he were a prince or a beauty . If he has not very good sense ( and indeed there ...
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... hope is but to be read in one island , and to be thrown aside at the end of one age . All that is left us is to recommend our productions by the imitation of the Ancients : and it will be found true , that , in every age , the highest ...
... hope is but to be read in one island , and to be thrown aside at the end of one age . All that is left us is to recommend our productions by the imitation of the Ancients : and it will be found true , that , in every age , the highest ...
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... hope survey , At once the chaser , and at once the prey : Lo Rufus , tugging at the deadly dart , Bleeds in the forest like a wounded hart . Succeeding monarchs heard the subjects ' ories , Nor saw displeased the peaceful cottage rise ...
... hope survey , At once the chaser , and at once the prey : Lo Rufus , tugging at the deadly dart , Bleeds in the forest like a wounded hart . Succeeding monarchs heard the subjects ' ories , Nor saw displeased the peaceful cottage rise ...
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