The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs. Warburton and Warton [&c.]. To which are added, some original letters, with additional observations, and memoirs, by W.L. Bowles, Volume 11806 |
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... which contained thofe of Pope . Both were warmly commended by Addison in the Dennis had publifhed a tragedy at this time , called " APPIUS . " the Spectator ; but the praise given to the English xxviii LIFE AND WRITINGS.
... which contained thofe of Pope . Both were warmly commended by Addison in the Dennis had publifhed a tragedy at this time , called " APPIUS . " the Spectator ; but the praise given to the English xxviii LIFE AND WRITINGS.
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Alexander Pope William Lisle Bowles. the Spectator ; but the praise given to the English ruftic was " wormwood , " to the fhepherd of the " Golden Age ; " and he gratified his fpleen by an ironical comparison , three years afterwards ...
Alexander Pope William Lisle Bowles. the Spectator ; but the praise given to the English ruftic was " wormwood , " to the fhepherd of the " Golden Age ; " and he gratified his fpleen by an ironical comparison , three years afterwards ...
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... given to the verfe , which otherwise appears so tame and common place , " " Tis all thou art , and all the PROUD shall be . " It fufficiently appears from Pope's letter , that fhe was of a wild and romantic difpofition . She left her ...
... given to the verfe , which otherwise appears so tame and common place , " " Tis all thou art , and all the PROUD shall be . " It fufficiently appears from Pope's letter , that fhe was of a wild and romantic difpofition . She left her ...
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... given to his feverity . The Rape of the Lock appeared firft in two books , without the machinery of the Sylphs . When this was fo fuccefsfully added , Dennis wrote fome obfervations , which however he forbore to publish at the time . It ...
... given to his feverity . The Rape of the Lock appeared firft in two books , without the machinery of the Sylphs . When this was fo fuccefsfully added , Dennis wrote fome obfervations , which however he forbore to publish at the time . It ...
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... given an extract from the Criticism on " the Effay , " perhaps the reader will not be displeased to hear some- thing of what was advanced by the formidable affailant against the Sylphs . " The machines which appear in this poem , are ...
... given an extract from the Criticism on " the Effay , " perhaps the reader will not be displeased to hear some- thing of what was advanced by the formidable affailant against the Sylphs . " The machines which appear in this poem , are ...
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Page 315 - Be kind and courteous to this gentleman ; Hop in his walks, and gambol in his eyes ; Feed him with apricocks and dewberries, With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.
Page 306 - Safe from the treach'rous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires ? Tis but their sylph, the wise celestials know, Though honour is the word with men below.
Page 180 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away In health of body; peace of mind; Quiet by day ; Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
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Page 180 - ... shade. In winter fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away. In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day. Sound sleep by night; study and ease, Together mixt; sweet recreation: And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 315 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily : Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 314 - While every beam new transient colours flings, Colours that change whene'er they wave their wings. Amid the circle, on the gilded mast, Superior by the head, was Ariel...
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