The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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Էջ xvii
... look into them already opened or accidentally dropt , is held an un- generous , if not an immoral Act . What then can be thought of the procuring them merely by Fraud , and the printing them merely for lucre ? We cannot but conclude ...
... look into them already opened or accidentally dropt , is held an un- generous , if not an immoral Act . What then can be thought of the procuring them merely by Fraud , and the printing them merely for lucre ? We cannot but conclude ...
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... look upon his own perfon ; yet even in those , I cannot fancy myself fo extremely like Alexander the great , as you would perfuade me . If I must be like him , ' tis you will make me fo , by complimenting me into a bet- ter opinion of ...
... look upon his own perfon ; yet even in those , I cannot fancy myself fo extremely like Alexander the great , as you would perfuade me . If I must be like him , ' tis you will make me fo , by complimenting me into a bet- ter opinion of ...
Էջ 12
... look into ourselves , fhould be the most in- ftructive state of life . We fee nothing more com- monly , than men , who for the fake of the circum- ftantial part and mere outside of life , have been half their 3 their days rambling out ...
... look into ourselves , fhould be the most in- ftructive state of life . We fee nothing more com- monly , than men , who for the fake of the circum- ftantial part and mere outside of life , have been half their 3 their days rambling out ...
Էջ 18
... or moft tolerable , and look over them again ; for I refolve suddenly to print fome of them , as a harden'd old gamefter will ( in fpite of all for- you mer mer ill ufage by fortune ) push on an ill 18 LETTERS TO AND.
... or moft tolerable , and look over them again ; for I refolve suddenly to print fome of them , as a harden'd old gamefter will ( in fpite of all for- you mer mer ill ufage by fortune ) push on an ill 18 LETTERS TO AND.
Էջ 43
... lay colours one upon another , till they stiffen and deaden the piece . Befides , to bestow heighten ing on every part is monftrous : fome parts ought to be be lower than the reft ; and nothing looks more FROM W. WALSH , Esq ; 43.
... lay colours one upon another , till they stiffen and deaden the piece . Befides , to bestow heighten ing on every part is monftrous : fome parts ought to be be lower than the reft ; and nothing looks more FROM W. WALSH , Esq ; 43.
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Էջ 67 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
Էջ 188 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Էջ 130 - To eat Westphalia ham in a morning ; ride over hedges and ditches on borrowed hacks ; come home in the heat of the day with a fever, and (what...
Էջ 240 - Nothing, says he, I can bear it well enough ; but since we have the day before us, methinks it would be very pleasant for you to rest awhile under the woods.
Էջ 67 - 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.
Էջ 212 - ... me to live agreeably in the town, or contentedly in the country, which is really all the difference I set between an easy fortune and a small one.
Էջ 132 - ... to the falls of cataracts below, and the murmuring of the winds above. The gloomy verdure of Stonor succeeded to these, and then the shades of the evening overtook me.
Էջ 67 - ... 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.
Էջ 72 - Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends...