LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
From inside the book
Արդյունքներ 84–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
Էջ vi
... these two years , a new incident from me might enable him to play it on for two more . The great value fhe expreffes for all you write , and her paffion for having them , I believe , was what prevailed upon me to let her keep them . By ...
... these two years , a new incident from me might enable him to play it on for two more . The great value fhe expreffes for all you write , and her paffion for having them , I believe , was what prevailed upon me to let her keep them . By ...
Էջ ix
... [ These contain several Letters not genuine . ] III . Mr. Pope's Literary Correfpondence , Vol . II . Printed for the fame , 8 ° , 1735. [ In this volume are no Letters of Mr. Pope's , but a few of those to Mr. Cromwell reprinted ; nor ...
... [ These contain several Letters not genuine . ] III . Mr. Pope's Literary Correfpondence , Vol . II . Printed for the fame , 8 ° , 1735. [ In this volume are no Letters of Mr. Pope's , but a few of those to Mr. Cromwell reprinted ; nor ...
Էջ xiv
... these last , he betrayed himself so far , as to appeal to the public in Narratives and Advertisements : like that Irish highway - man a few years before , who preferr'd a bill against his companion , for not fharing equally in the money ...
... these last , he betrayed himself so far , as to appeal to the public in Narratives and Advertisements : like that Irish highway - man a few years before , who preferr'd a bill against his companion , for not fharing equally in the money ...
Էջ xvi
... these letters . But if an author's hand , like a painter's , be more diftinguishable in a flight sketch than in a finished picture , this very carelessnefs will make them the better known from fuch counterfeits , as have been , and may ...
... these letters . But if an author's hand , like a painter's , be more diftinguishable in a flight sketch than in a finished picture , this very carelessnefs will make them the better known from fuch counterfeits , as have been , and may ...
Էջ 4
... these Gentlemen has told me he will one day vindicate him . I suppose those injuries were begun by the violence of Party , but ' tis no doubt they were continued by envy at his fuc- cefs and fame : And thofe Scriblers who at- tacked him ...
... these Gentlemen has told me he will one day vindicate him . I suppose those injuries were begun by the violence of Party , but ' tis no doubt they were continued by envy at his fuc- cefs and fame : And thofe Scriblers who at- tacked him ...
Այլ խմբագրություններ - View all
Common terms and phrases
Addiſon affure againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe befides beſt cauſe CHERLEY converfation Cromwell deferves defign defire Effay eſpecially eſteem fafely faid fame favour feems fend fenfe fent feven fhall fhew fince fincerity firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friendſhip fubject fuch fure give greateſt happineſs himſelf Homer hope houſe itſelf juſt kindneſs lady laft laſt leaſt lefs leſs LETTER LETTER moft moſt muft Muſes muſt myſelf never obfervations obliged occafion opinion Ovid paftoral paſs perfon pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poem Poet poetry poffible Pope praiſe prefent profe publiſh reaſon receiv'd reft ſay ſee ſeems ſenſe ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould Sir William Trumbull ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtate Statius ſtill ſtyle ſuch tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tranflation uſe vanity verfes verfion verſes whoſe William Trumbull wiſh writ write Wycherley yourſelf
Սիրված հատվածներ
Էջ 294 - ... 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 252 - ... not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much ; and I...
Էջ 331 - Pray tell me next how you deal with the critics? " Sir," said he,
Էջ 96 - ... 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 354 - I should be glad the world knew you admitted me to your friendship, and since your affection is too hard for your judgment, I am contented to let the world know how well Mr.
Էջ 260 - The Dying Christian to his Soul: Ode Vital spark of heav'nly flame! Quit, oh quit this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying. Oh the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark! they whisper; Angels say. Sister spirit, come away.
Էջ 330 - Pray, Mr. Lintot, (said I,) now you talk of Translators, what is your method of managing them? "Sir, (replied he,) those are the saddest pack of rogues in the world : in a hungry fit they'll swear they understand all the languages in the universe : I have known one of them take down a Greek book upon my counter, and cry, Ah, this is Hebrew, I must read it from the latter end.
Էջ 254 - I could not but differ from this opinion : methinks it was by no means a gay, but a very serious soliloquy, to his soul at the point of its departure ; in which sense I naturally took the verses at my first reading them, when I was very young, and before I knew what interpretation the world generally put upon them.
Էջ 329 - 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 320 - ... and sweetmeats, out of devotion: in a word, were it not for this devotion of its inhabitants, Naples would have little else to recommend it besides the air and situation.