The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... criticism , in pieces which must have been writ in hafte , very few perhaps ever reviewed , and none intended for the eye of the public . A CA. 10 CATALOGUE OF THE Surreptitious and Incorrect Editions of Mr. PREFACE to the , & c .
... criticism , in pieces which must have been writ in hafte , very few perhaps ever reviewed , and none intended for the eye of the public . A CA. 10 CATALOGUE OF THE Surreptitious and Incorrect Editions of Mr. PREFACE to the , & c .
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... must have known and lov'd him : For I have been affured , not only by yourself , but by Mr. Congreve and Sir William Trumbul , that his per- fonal Qualities were as amiable as his Poetical , hot- withstanding the many libellous ...
... must have known and lov'd him : For I have been affured , not only by yourself , but by Mr. Congreve and Sir William Trumbul , that his per- fonal Qualities were as amiable as his Poetical , hot- withstanding the many libellous ...
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... must confefs , I ought to be more humbled by your praise than exalted , which commends my little sense with so much more of yours , that I am difparaged and difheartened by your commendations ; who give me an example of your wit in the ...
... must confefs , I ought to be more humbled by your praise than exalted , which commends my little sense with so much more of yours , that I am difparaged and difheartened by your commendations ; who give me an example of your wit in the ...
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... must be fuch as a man naturally takes in obferving the first shoots and buddings of a tree which he has raised himself and ' tis impoffible they fhould be esteemed any otherwise , than as we value fruits for being early , which ...
... must be fuch as a man naturally takes in obferving the first shoots and buddings of a tree which he has raised himself and ' tis impoffible they fhould be esteemed any otherwise , than as we value fruits for being early , which ...
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... must allow there is no smoke but there is fome fire ; and as the facrifice of incenfe offered to the Gods would not have been half fo fweet to others , if it had not been for its smoke ; fo friend- thip , like love , cannot be without ...
... must allow there is no smoke but there is fome fire ; and as the facrifice of incenfe offered to the Gods would not have been half fo fweet to others , if it had not been for its smoke ; fo friend- thip , like love , cannot be without ...
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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...