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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: The dunciad, in ... - Page 230
by Alexander Pope - 1787
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The Dunciad: With Notes Variorum, and the Prolegomena of Scriblerus. Written ...

Alexander Pope - 1735 - 276 pages
...prefix'd for the moft part at random. But luch was the number of poets eminent in that art, that fume one or other took every letter to himfelf. All fell...violent a fury, that for half a year or more the common Newspapers (in moft of which they had fome property, as bc:ng hired writers) were filled with the moft...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1736 - 276 pages
...was the number of poets eminent in that art, that fome one or other took every letter to himfelf. AH fell into fo violent a fury, that for half a year or more the common Newspapers (in moft of which they had fome property, as being hired writers) were filled with the moftabufive...
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Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 2

William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 426 pages
...(the greateftPart of them at Random) but fuch was the Dumber of Poets eminent in that Artt that fome one or other took every Letter to himfelf : All fell...violent a Fury, that for half a Year, or more, the conimon Nput'Papers (in moft of which they had foflrte; Property, as being hired Writers} were filled...
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The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 364 pages
...prefixed, for the moft part at random. But fuch was the Number of Poets eminent in that art, that force one or other took every letter to himfelf. All fell into fo violent a fary, that for half a year, or more, the comir.on News-papers (in moft of wJiich they had feme property,...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: The Dunciad

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...of Poets eminent in that art, that fome one or other took every letter to himfelf. All fell into fa violent a fury, that for half a year, or more, the common News-papers (in mod of which they had fome property, as being hired writers) were fill' ed with the...
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The Works of Alexander Pope: Miscellaneous pieces in verse and prose

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 246 pages
...of Poets eminent in that art, that fome one or other took every letter to himfelf. All fell into to violent a fury, that for half a year, or more, the common News-paj ers (in moft of which they had fome property, as being hired writers) were filled with the...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 388 pages
...to hiir.f f. All fell into fo violent a fury, that for hslf a year, or m ore, the common News-papers (in moft of which they had fome property, as being hired writers) were filled with the moil abufwe falfhoods and fcurrililies they could poflibly devife; a liberty no ways to be wondered...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1764 - 350 pages
...fuch was the Number of Poets eminent in that art, that fome one or other took every letter to himfclf. All fell into fo violent a fury, that for half a year, or more, the common News papers (in mofl of which they had fome property, is being hired writers) were filled with the...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...generofity or gratitude into the compofition of a eoxcornb. tn fhort, all the le'fler \Vriters felt into fy violent a fury, that for half a year or more, the common news papers, in moft of which they had fome property, as being hired writers, were filled with the...
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The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a ...

Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...generofity or gratitude into the compofition of a coxcomb. In fhort, all the lefler writers fell into fd violent a fury, that for half a year or more, the common news papers, in moft of which they* had forrie property, as being hifed writer's, were filled with...
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