The Poetical Works: Of Alexander Pope, with His Last Corrections, Additions, and Improvements. From the Text of Dr. Warburton. With the Life of the Author. Cooke's Pocket Edition. ... Embellished with Superb Engravings, Volume 2C. Cooke, 1795 |
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Page 36
... present age ; but where my text Is vice to high , reserve it for the next ; My foes shall wish my life a longer date , And ev'ry friend the less lament my fate . My head and heart thus flowing thro ' my quill , 5 Verseman or Profeman ...
... present age ; but where my text Is vice to high , reserve it for the next ; My foes shall wish my life a longer date , And ev'ry friend the less lament my fate . My head and heart thus flowing thro ' my quill , 5 Verseman or Profeman ...
Page 59
... present , and shall bound my last ! Why will you break the fabbath of my days ? Now fick alike of envy and of praife . Public too long , ah ! let me hide my age ; See modeft 2 Cibber now has left the stage : Our generals now , 3 retir'd ...
... present , and shall bound my last ! Why will you break the fabbath of my days ? Now fick alike of envy and of praife . Public too long , ah ! let me hide my age ; See modeft 2 Cibber now has left the stage : Our generals now , 3 retir'd ...
Page 77
... present times , that I could not help ap- plying them to the use of my own country . The author thought them confiderable enough to addrets them to his prince , whom he paints with all the great and good qualities of a monarch upon whom ...
... present times , that I could not help ap- plying them to the use of my own country . The author thought them confiderable enough to addrets them to his prince , whom he paints with all the great and good qualities of a monarch upon whom ...
Page 97
... presents you with his boy , 5 Bows and begins " This lad , Sir , is of Blois : " Observe his shape , how clean ! his locks how curl'd ! " My only fon ; I'd have him fee the world . " His French is pure ; his voice too - you shall hear ...
... presents you with his boy , 5 Bows and begins " This lad , Sir , is of Blois : " Observe his shape , how clean ! his locks how curl'd ! " My only fon ; I'd have him fee the world . " His French is pure ; his voice too - you shall hear ...
Page 149
... present having time to do- F. Hold , Sir ! for God's fake ; where's th ' affront to ( you ? Against your Worship when had S - k writ ? Or P - ge pour'd forth the torrent of his wit ? Or grant the bard whose distich all commend [ In pow ...
... present having time to do- F. Hold , Sir ! for God's fake ; where's th ' affront to ( you ? Against your Worship when had S - k writ ? Or P - ge pour'd forth the torrent of his wit ? Or grant the bard whose distich all commend [ In pow ...
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