The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
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... appears to attribute some importance to these altera- tions ; but , if he had compared the early editions with that of Warburton , he would have seen that the whole of this boasted emendation is not of the slightest value . The ...
... appears to attribute some importance to these altera- tions ; but , if he had compared the early editions with that of Warburton , he would have seen that the whole of this boasted emendation is not of the slightest value . The ...
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... appears that the penalty was often enforced . It may give some idea of the rate of payment of actresses in the time of Mrs. Oldfield , to mention that her salary was long £ 200 a - year certain , and a benefit clear of all charges ...
... appears that the penalty was often enforced . It may give some idea of the rate of payment of actresses in the time of Mrs. Oldfield , to mention that her salary was long £ 200 a - year certain , and a benefit clear of all charges ...
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... appears Of mirth and opium , ratifia and tears , 110 The daily anodyne , and nightly draught , To kill those foes to fair ones , time and thought . Woman and fool are two hard things to hit ; For true no - meaning puzzles more than wit ...
... appears Of mirth and opium , ratifia and tears , 110 The daily anodyne , and nightly draught , To kill those foes to fair ones , time and thought . Woman and fool are two hard things to hit ; For true no - meaning puzzles more than wit ...
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... appears to have had the small - pox . In a letter to Teresa , the poet wishes that Martha's beauty may continue as it always was ; " but whatever ravages a merciless distemper may commit , I dare promise her boldly , what few , if any ...
... appears to have had the small - pox . In a letter to Teresa , the poet wishes that Martha's beauty may continue as it always was ; " but whatever ravages a merciless distemper may commit , I dare promise her boldly , what few , if any ...
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... appears in his corre- spondence , and one addressed to her by Pope is also published . We subjoin both . Pope's letter was written in that gay and splendid period of his life when the success of his Homer had secured a competency , and ...
... appears in his corre- spondence , and one addressed to her by Pope is also published . We subjoin both . Pope's letter was written in that gay and splendid period of his life when the success of his Homer had secured a competency , and ...
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