The Life of Alexander Pope: Esq. Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and Genius. By Owen Ruffhead, EsqC. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, [and 8 others in London], 1769 - Electronic books - 578 pages |
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... poets , to whom he ap- plied with great eagernefs and enthusiasm . It is in our early years , that the true bent of ... poetry was fo ftrong , that he often declared he began to write verfes earlier in life than he could call to memory ...
... poets , to whom he ap- plied with great eagernefs and enthusiasm . It is in our early years , that the true bent of ... poetry was fo ftrong , that he often declared he began to write verfes earlier in life than he could call to memory ...
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... poet- " I left no calling for this idle trade , " No duty broke , no father difobey'd . " By the time he was fifteen , having made ... poetry , however , being pre- dominant His 16 THE LIFE OF this could be no more than a bare recommen- ...
... poet- " I left no calling for this idle trade , " No duty broke , no father difobey'd . " By the time he was fifteen , having made ... poetry , however , being pre- dominant His 16 THE LIFE OF this could be no more than a bare recommen- ...
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... poetry , however , being pre- dominant , he was eager to explore all the trea- fures of Parnaffus ; and between this and his twentieth year , he devoted himself entirely to the reading of the most confiderable poets and critics in the ...
... poetry , however , being pre- dominant , he was eager to explore all the trea- fures of Parnaffus ; and between this and his twentieth year , he devoted himself entirely to the reading of the most confiderable poets and critics in the ...
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... poetry , and the Belles Lettres * . But ftill , as he affures us , he read without any design but that of pleasing ... poet , as the best artists have become painters , by copying from * He used to declare , that of the Latin poets , he ...
... poetry , and the Belles Lettres * . But ftill , as he affures us , he read without any design but that of pleasing ... poet , as the best artists have become painters , by copying from * He used to declare , that of the Latin poets , he ...
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... Then it was merely from the amusement the story afforded me , now it fhould be with the view of learn- ing how to make myself and others better . " C 2 and and laftly , he reduced his natural talent for poetry ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 19.
... Then it was merely from the amusement the story afforded me , now it fhould be with the view of learn- ing how to make myself and others better . " C 2 and and laftly , he reduced his natural talent for poetry ALEXANDER POPE , ESQ . 19.
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