The Poetical Works of Alexander PopeMacmillan, 1917 - 505 pages |
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Page xiv
... praise as well as of blame . Queen Anne , whose childish depend- ence upon others was no secret even to herself , is addressed in strains of uncom- promising panegyric before which even the tributes of the Cavaliers to the Rose of ...
... praise as well as of blame . Queen Anne , whose childish depend- ence upon others was no secret even to herself , is addressed in strains of uncom- promising panegyric before which even the tributes of the Cavaliers to the Rose of ...
Page xxiii
... praise bestowed upon the entire work had been too cordial to allow this exception to rankle in Pope's mind . In 1712 appeared in a volume of miscellanies published by Lintot the first edition of the young poet's fresh and sparkling Rape ...
... praise bestowed upon the entire work had been too cordial to allow this exception to rankle in Pope's mind . In 1712 appeared in a volume of miscellanies published by Lintot the first edition of the young poet's fresh and sparkling Rape ...
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... praise ; since , if it be given to his face , it can scarce be dis- tinguished from flattery , and if in his absence , it is hard to be certain of it . Were he sure to be commended by the best and most knowing , he is as sure of being ...
... praise ; since , if it be given to his face , it can scarce be dis- tinguished from flattery , and if in his absence , it is hard to be certain of it . Were he sure to be commended by the best and most knowing , he is as sure of being ...
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... praise , insulted no adversary with ill language ; or when I could not attack a Rival's works , encouraged reports against his Morals . To conclude , if this volume perish , let it serve as a warning to the Critics , not to take too ...
... praise , insulted no adversary with ill language ; or when I could not attack a Rival's works , encouraged reports against his Morals . To conclude , if this volume perish , let it serve as a warning to the Critics , not to take too ...
Page 9
... praise due to an exceptionally bold originality , is more convenient than that of Spenser's Shepherd's Kalendar , in which , as has been pointed out , it was impossible to sustain in each case the character attaching or supposed to ...
... praise due to an exceptionally bold originality , is more convenient than that of Spenser's Shepherd's Kalendar , in which , as has been pointed out , it was impossible to sustain in each case the character attaching or supposed to ...
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