The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... dulness : They are commonly known in the world by the name of honeft , civil gentlemen : They live , much as they ride , at random ; a kind of hunt- ing life , purfuing with earnestness and hazard some- thing not worth the catching ...
... dulness : They are commonly known in the world by the name of honeft , civil gentlemen : They live , much as they ride , at random ; a kind of hunt- ing life , purfuing with earnestness and hazard some- thing not worth the catching ...
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... Dulness , which was not then finifh'd , and which I fhould not care to hazard by the common poft . Mr. Englefyld is ignorant of the contents , and I hope your prudence will let him remain fo , for my fake no lefs than your own : fince ...
... Dulness , which was not then finifh'd , and which I fhould not care to hazard by the common poft . Mr. Englefyld is ignorant of the contents , and I hope your prudence will let him remain fo , for my fake no lefs than your own : fince ...
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... Dulness , and fhews how upon several fuppofitions it paffes for I. religion . 2. philosophy . 3. example . 4. wit . and 5. the cause of wit , and the end of it . The fecond part contains the Advantages of Dulness ; 1ft , in business ...
... Dulness , and fhews how upon several fuppofitions it paffes for I. religion . 2. philosophy . 3. example . 4. wit . and 5. the cause of wit , and the end of it . The fecond part contains the Advantages of Dulness ; 1ft , in business ...
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... dulness is shown more by its pretence to form and method , as the sprightliness * of wit by its defpifing both . I thank you a thousand times for your re- peated invitations to come to Binfield : You will find , it will be as hard for ...
... dulness is shown more by its pretence to form and method , as the sprightliness * of wit by its defpifing both . I thank you a thousand times for your re- peated invitations to come to Binfield : You will find , it will be as hard for ...
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... take notice of what you fay , of " my " pains to make your dulness methodical ; " and of your hint , " that the fprightliness of wit defpifes " method . " C 4 " method . " This is true enough , if FROM MR . WYCHERLEY . 23.
... take notice of what you fay , of " my " pains to make your dulness methodical ; " and of your hint , " that the fprightliness of wit defpifes " method . " C 4 " method . " This is true enough , if FROM MR . WYCHERLEY . 23.
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Æneid affure againſt almoft anſwer becauſe befides beft beſt cauſe converſation correfpondence defign defire Dulneſs eſteem expreffion fafely faid fame fatisfaction favour feems feen fend fenfe fent ferve feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincerity firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon friendſhip fubject fuch fure give greateſt happineſs HENRY CROMWELL himſelf hope houſe judgment juft juſt kindneſs lady laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs leſs LETTER Mifcellanies moft moſt Mufes muft muſt myſelf never obferve obliged occafion opinion Ovid paftoral perfon pleas'd pleaſe pleaſure poem Poet poetry Pope Pope's praiſe Pray prefent printed profe publiſhed reaſon receiv'd reft Sappho ſay ſee ſenſe ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſome ſpeak Statius tell thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought thouſand tranflation uſe verfes verſes Virgil whofe whoſe WILLIAM TRUMBULL wiſh write Wycherley yourſelf
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Page 67 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
Page 188 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Page 130 - To eat Westphalia ham in a morning ; ride over hedges and ditches on borrowed hacks ; come home in the heat of the day with a fever, and (what...
Page 240 - 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.
Page 67 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him 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 mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 212 - ... 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.
Page 132 - ... to the falls of cataracts below, and the murmuring of the winds above. The gloomy verdure of Stonor succeeded to these, and then the shades of the evening overtook me.
Page 67 - ... 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.
Page 72 - Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends...