The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... talk of any thing or man but yourself , I cannot suf- fer you to murder your fame with your own hand , without oppofing you ; efpecially when you fay your laft letter is the worft ( fince the longeft ) you have favoured me with ; which ...
... talk of any thing or man but yourself , I cannot suf- fer you to murder your fame with your own hand , without oppofing you ; efpecially when you fay your laft letter is the worft ( fince the longeft ) you have favoured me with ; which ...
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... talk , especially to you , or in your company . However , I fpeak or write to you , not to please you , but myfelf ; fince I provoke your anfwers ; which whilft they humble me , give me vanity ; tho ' I am leffened by you even when you ...
... talk , especially to you , or in your company . However , I fpeak or write to you , not to please you , but myfelf ; fince I provoke your anfwers ; which whilft they humble me , give me vanity ; tho ' I am leffened by you even when you ...
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Alexander Pope. marking the repetitions in the margin , will be an eafy talk to proceed upon , notwithstanding the bad Memory you complain of . I am unfeignedly , dear Sir , Your , & c . A. POPE . However , fome of the Verfes , which had ...
Alexander Pope. marking the repetitions in the margin , will be an eafy talk to proceed upon , notwithstanding the bad Memory you complain of . I am unfeignedly , dear Sir , Your , & c . A. POPE . However , fome of the Verfes , which had ...
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... talk at this rate , one would think them above the common rate of mortals : but ge- nerally they are great admirers of Ovid and Lucan ; and when they write themselves , we find out all the myftcry . They fcan their verfes upon their ...
... talk at this rate , one would think them above the common rate of mortals : but ge- nerally they are great admirers of Ovid and Lucan ; and when they write themselves , we find out all the myftcry . They fcan their verfes upon their ...
Էջ 56
... talk of , fomething to with for , fomething to be employ'd about : But pray , Sir , caft up the account , put all these fomethings together , and what is the fum total but juft nothing ? I have no more to fay , but to defire you to give ...
... talk of , fomething to with for , fomething to be employ'd about : But pray , Sir , caft up the account , put all these fomethings together , and what is the fum total but juft nothing ? I have no more to fay , but to defire you to give ...
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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...