The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeMacmillan, 1917 - 505 pages |
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Page xxxiii
... allusion to the unhappy mummy and crocodile . Pope , whose presence in the theatre may have added to the effect of the allusion , sharply inveighed against the actor behind the scenes ; and the latter not unnaturally swore to repeat the ...
... allusion to the unhappy mummy and crocodile . Pope , whose presence in the theatre may have added to the effect of the allusion , sharply inveighed against the actor behind the scenes ; and the latter not unnaturally swore to repeat the ...
Page 16
... allusion to the Royal Oak , in which Charles II . had been hid from the pursuit after the battle of Worcester . P. 2 The Thistle springs , to which the Lily yields , ] alludes to the device of the Scots mon- archs , the thistle worn by ...
... allusion to the Royal Oak , in which Charles II . had been hid from the pursuit after the battle of Worcester . P. 2 The Thistle springs , to which the Lily yields , ] alludes to the device of the Scots mon- archs , the thistle worn by ...
Page 20
... alludes to that famous cha- racter given of Terence , by Cæsar , Tu quoque , tu in summis , ô dimidiate Menander , Pomeris , et merito , puri sermonis amator ; Lenibus atque utinam scriptis adjuncta foret vis Comica . So that the ...
... alludes to that famous cha- racter given of Terence , by Cæsar , Tu quoque , tu in summis , ô dimidiate Menander , Pomeris , et merito , puri sermonis amator ; Lenibus atque utinam scriptis adjuncta foret vis Comica . So that the ...
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... ] 135 85 000 90 2 These four last lines allude to the several subjects of the four Pastorals , and to the several scenes of them , particularized before in each . P. Ver . 1 . IMITATIONS . SPRING . ' Prima 24 PASTORALS .
... ] 135 85 000 90 2 These four last lines allude to the several subjects of the four Pastorals , and to the several scenes of them , particularized before in each . P. Ver . 1 . IMITATIONS . SPRING . ' Prima 24 PASTORALS .
Page 32
... Alluding to the destruction made in the New Forest , and the tyrannies exercised there by William I. P. [ Warton and Bowles have sufficiently pointed out the exaggerated character of this description . ] 2 himself deny'd a grave ! ] The ...
... Alluding to the destruction made in the New Forest , and the tyrannies exercised there by William I. P. [ Warton and Bowles have sufficiently pointed out the exaggerated character of this description . ] 2 himself deny'd a grave ! ] The ...
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