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 iv
... proud of his notice : Wycherley wrote verses in his praise , which he was charged by Dennis with writing to himself ; and they agreed , for a while , to flatter one ano- ther . It is pleasant to remark how soon Pope learned the cant of ...
... proud of his notice : Wycherley wrote verses in his praise , which he was charged by Dennis with writing to himself ; and they agreed , for a while , to flatter one ano- ther . It is pleasant to remark how soon Pope learned the cant of ...
Page viii
... proud walls lie level with the ground : May Jove restore you , when your toils are o'er , Safe to the pleasures of your native shore . To all he sued , but chief implored for grace , The brother kings of Atreus ' royal race : Ye sons of ...
... proud walls lie level with the ground : May Jove restore you , when your toils are o'er , Safe to the pleasures of your native shore . To all he sued , but chief implored for grace , The brother kings of Atreus ' royal race : Ye sons of ...
Page ix
... proud Ilion And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays : Wide o'er the fields to Troy extend the gleams , And tip the distant spires with fainter beams ; The long reflections of the distant fires Gild the high walls , and tremble on ...
... proud Ilion And lighten glimmering Xanthus with their rays : Wide o'er the fields to Troy extend the gleams , And tip the distant spires with fainter beams ; The long reflections of the distant fires Gild the high walls , and tremble on ...
Page xi
... proud of their defects , he extracted an ornament from an incon- venience , and vanity produced a grotto where necessity enforced a passage . It may be frequently remarked of the studious and speculative , that they are proud of trifles ...
... proud of their defects , he extracted an ornament from an incon- venience , and vanity produced a grotto where necessity enforced a passage . It may be frequently remarked of the studious and speculative , that they are proud of trifles ...
Page xiii
... proud that they had read it before ; he is proud that the edition was taken off by the nobility and persons of the first distinction . The edition of which he speaks was , I believe , that which , by telling in the text the names , and ...
... proud that they had read it before ; he is proud that the edition was taken off by the nobility and persons of the first distinction . The edition of which he speaks was , I believe , that which , by telling in the text the names , and ...
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