The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... wish I could give you any for your coming hither , except that I earnestly invite you . And yet I can't help saying I have fuffered a great deal of difcontent that you do not come , tho ' I so little merit that you fhould . I must ...
... wish I could give you any for your coming hither , except that I earnestly invite you . And yet I can't help saying I have fuffered a great deal of difcontent that you do not come , tho ' I so little merit that you fhould . I must ...
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... wish you good fortune ; fince a man with store of wit , as store of money , without the help of good fortune , will never be popular ; but I wish you a great many admirers , which will be fome credit to my judgment as well as your wit ...
... wish you good fortune ; fince a man with store of wit , as store of money , without the help of good fortune , will never be popular ; but I wish you a great many admirers , which will be fome credit to my judgment as well as your wit ...
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... wish you all the pleafures which the season and the nymph can afford ; the best com- pany , the best coffee , and the best news you can de- fire and what more to wifh you than this , I do not know ; unless it be a great deal of patience ...
... wish you all the pleafures which the season and the nymph can afford ; the best com- pany , the best coffee , and the best news you can de- fire and what more to wifh you than this , I do not know ; unless it be a great deal of patience ...
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... wishes of their living friends , and to be in a dull ftate of fleep , without one dream of those they left behind them . If you are , let this letter convince you to the contrary , which affures you , I am still , tho ' in a state of ...
... wishes of their living friends , and to be in a dull ftate of fleep , without one dream of those they left behind them . If you are , let this letter convince you to the contrary , which affures you , I am still , tho ' in a state of ...
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... best pieces of this au- thor are , a Paraphrafe on Pfal . xxiii . On Leffius , Epitaph on Mr. Afhton , Wishes to his fuppos'd mif- trefs , and the Dies Ira . LET- I LETTER XXVII . Decemb . 30 , 1710 . 102 LETTERS TO AND.
... best pieces of this au- thor are , a Paraphrafe on Pfal . xxiii . On Leffius , Epitaph on Mr. Afhton , Wishes to his fuppos'd mif- trefs , and the Dies Ira . LET- I LETTER XXVII . Decemb . 30 , 1710 . 102 LETTERS TO AND.
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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...