The Works of Alexander Pope: Esq. with Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volume 5J. Rivington, 1824 - English literature |
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... editions , at his re- quest , on my having proposed to him the making an edition of his works in the manner of Boileau's . As to this noblest of his works , I know that he never dreamed of the scheme he afterwards adopted ; perhaps for ...
... editions , at his re- quest , on my having proposed to him the making an edition of his works in the manner of Boileau's . As to this noblest of his works , I know that he never dreamed of the scheme he afterwards adopted ; perhaps for ...
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... and this letter was answered by Dr. Warburton , with much force and apparent mortification , in the Apology , prefixed to the last edition of this View . Warton . Ir is impossible to observe without regret , the attempts.
... and this letter was answered by Dr. Warburton , with much force and apparent mortification , in the Apology , prefixed to the last edition of this View . Warton . Ir is impossible to observe without regret , the attempts.
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... edition of the works of Pope with many forced and far - sought interpretations , totally unsup- ported by the passages which they were brought to elucidate ; † and that in particular , " he laboured in vain , and with an ill- grounded ...
... edition of the works of Pope with many forced and far - sought interpretations , totally unsup- ported by the passages which they were brought to elucidate ; † and that in particular , " he laboured in vain , and with an ill- grounded ...
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... his works with the printed editions , was unequal to judge of the operations of a mind like that of Pope . If , as he states , there existed so entire a discrepancy between the Essay on Man as published , and the original 11.
... his works with the printed editions , was unequal to judge of the operations of a mind like that of Pope . If , as he states , there existed so entire a discrepancy between the Essay on Man as published , and the original 11.
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... edition ( chap . viii . ) ; where an attempt is also made to ascertain , what degree of credit is due to the generally received opinion , that Pope derived the materials for this poem from Lord Bolingbroke , and that his chief merit ...
... edition ( chap . viii . ) ; where an attempt is also made to ascertain , what degree of credit is due to the generally received opinion , that Pope derived the materials for this poem from Lord Bolingbroke , and that his chief merit ...
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