The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1J. and P. Knapton, H. Lintot, J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751 - English literature - 274 pages |
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... number of fine verses taken from the Author's Manuscript- copies of these poems , communicated by him for this purpose to the Editor . These , when he first published the poems to which they belong , he thought proper , for va- rious ...
... number of fine verses taken from the Author's Manuscript- copies of these poems , communicated by him for this purpose to the Editor . These , when he first published the poems to which they belong , he thought proper , for va- rious ...
Page ix
... number of his verfes are here firft printed from the Manufcript copies of his princi- pal poems of later date ; That many new notes of the Author's are here added to his Poems ; and , lastly , that several pieces , both in profe and ...
... number of his verfes are here firft printed from the Manufcript copies of his princi- pal poems of later date ; That many new notes of the Author's are here added to his Poems ; and , lastly , that several pieces , both in profe and ...
Page xi
... and a gibbet . N. B. This Edition of Mr. Pope's Works is printed verbatim from the large Oc- tavo ; with all his Notes , and a felec number of the Editor's . Contents of the Firft Volume . PR REFACE , Recommendatory ADVERTISEMENT . xi.
... and a gibbet . N. B. This Edition of Mr. Pope's Works is printed verbatim from the large Oc- tavo ; with all his Notes , and a felec number of the Editor's . Contents of the Firft Volume . PR REFACE , Recommendatory ADVERTISEMENT . xi.
Page xi
... number on any confideration . The life of a Wit is a warfare upon earth ; and the prefent fpirit of the learned world is fuch , that to attempt to ferve it ( any way ) one must have the conftancy of a martyr , and a refolution to fuffer ...
... number on any confideration . The life of a Wit is a warfare upon earth ; and the prefent fpirit of the learned world is fuch , that to attempt to ferve it ( any way ) one must have the conftancy of a martyr , and a refolution to fuffer ...
Page xi
... numbers glide along So smooth , no thought e'er interrupts the song : Laboriously enervate they appear , And write not to the head , but to the ear : Our minds unmov'd and unconcern'd they lull , And are at beft moft mufically dull ; So ...
... numbers glide along So smooth , no thought e'er interrupts the song : Laboriously enervate they appear , And write not to the head , but to the ear : Our minds unmov'd and unconcern'd they lull , And are at beft moft mufically dull ; So ...
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