The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeMacmillan, 1917 - 505 pages |
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Page xvi
... Dr Johnson , in whose large heart the sentiment of piety sat enthroned , generously observes of Pope under this aspect , that ' life has , among its soothing and quiet comforts , few things better to give than such a son . ' Of William ...
... Dr Johnson , in whose large heart the sentiment of piety sat enthroned , generously observes of Pope under this aspect , that ' life has , among its soothing and quiet comforts , few things better to give than such a son . ' Of William ...
Page xxxiv
... Dr Johnson calls ' fossil bodies , ' and a hundred natural curiosities with which the master of the grotto was gratified by his friends and admirers . The Twickenham grotto and gardens became one of the delights of Pope's life ; here he ...
... Dr Johnson calls ' fossil bodies , ' and a hundred natural curiosities with which the master of the grotto was gratified by his friends and admirers . The Twickenham grotto and gardens became one of the delights of Pope's life ; here he ...
Page xlv
... Dr Johnson's phrase , a long disease . In boyhood he nearly sank under the influence of an uncontrollable hypochondria ; such indulgences of town life as he afterwards permitted himself had speedily to be relinquished ; in middle age he ...
... Dr Johnson's phrase , a long disease . In boyhood he nearly sank under the influence of an uncontrollable hypochondria ; such indulgences of town life as he afterwards permitted himself had speedily to be relinquished ; in middle age he ...
Page 9
... Dr. Johnson has said all that needs to be said as to the absolute and relative value belonging to these poetic exercises in English literature generally , and among the works of Pope in particular , when he observes that ' to charge ...
... Dr. Johnson has said all that needs to be said as to the absolute and relative value belonging to these poetic exercises in English literature generally , and among the works of Pope in particular , when he observes that ' to charge ...
Page 26
... Dr Johnson , who translated this poem into Latin verse as a college exercise , in his Life of Pope observes , " That the Messiah excels the Pollio is no great praise , if it be considered from what original the improvements are derived ...
... Dr Johnson , who translated this poem into Latin verse as a college exercise , in his Life of Pope observes , " That the Messiah excels the Pollio is no great praise , if it be considered from what original the improvements are derived ...
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