The Works of Alexander Pope: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 38
Page ix
... faid to be Bishop Atterbury's , and another in that Bishop's name , certainly not his : One or two Letters from St. Omer's , advertized of Mr. Pope , but which proved to be only concerning him ; some scandalous Reflections of one Le ...
... faid to be Bishop Atterbury's , and another in that Bishop's name , certainly not his : One or two Letters from St. Omer's , advertized of Mr. Pope , but which proved to be only concerning him ; some scandalous Reflections of one Le ...
Page x
... faid in the title to contain more Letters than any other , but contains only Two , faid to be the Bishop of Rochefter's , and printed before by Curl . ] IX . Let- Surreptitious and Incorrect Editions , & c . xi IX A CATALOGUE of the The ...
... faid in the title to contain more Letters than any other , but contains only Two , faid to be the Bishop of Rochefter's , and printed before by Curl . ] IX . Let- Surreptitious and Incorrect Editions , & c . xi IX A CATALOGUE of the The ...
Page 15
... faid to burn half the spices they bring home , to in- hance the price of the remainder , fo to be greater gainers by their lofs , ( which is indeed my cafe now . ) You have prun'd my fading lawrels of fome fuper- fluous , fapless , and ...
... faid to burn half the spices they bring home , to in- hance the price of the remainder , fo to be greater gainers by their lofs , ( which is indeed my cafe now . ) You have prun'd my fading lawrels of fome fuper- fluous , fapless , and ...
Page 29
... faid in my favour , muft be a prediction of things that are not yet ; you , like a true Godfather , engage on my part for much more than ever I can perform . My paftoral Mufe , like other country girls , is but put out of countenance ...
... faid in my favour , muft be a prediction of things that are not yet ; you , like a true Godfather , engage on my part for much more than ever I can perform . My paftoral Mufe , like other country girls , is but put out of countenance ...
Page 30
... faid to leave the world , fince I fhall enjoy in your converfation all that I can defire of it ; nay , can learn more from you alone , than from my long experience of the great , or little vulgar in it . As to the fuccefs of your poems ...
... faid to leave the world , fince I fhall enjoy in your converfation all that I can defire of it ; nay , can learn more from you alone , than from my long experience of the great , or little vulgar in it . As to the fuccefs of your poems ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
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...