The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 6J. and P. Knapton [and others], 1751 - English literature |
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Page 97
... Caft from his family . His wife , was a Lady of fingular beauty , whom not for that reason only he efpoufed , but because she was undoubted daughter either of the great Scri- verius , or of Gafpar Barthius . It happened on a time , the ...
... Caft from his family . His wife , was a Lady of fingular beauty , whom not for that reason only he efpoufed , but because she was undoubted daughter either of the great Scri- verius , or of Gafpar Barthius . It happened on a time , the ...
Page 105
... , and the houfe filled with Goffips , the Levity of whofe Converfation fuited but ill with the Gravity of Dr. Cornelius , he caft about how to pafs this day $ day more agreeably to his Character ; that is MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 105.
... , and the houfe filled with Goffips , the Levity of whofe Converfation fuited but ill with the Gravity of Dr. Cornelius , he caft about how to pafs this day $ day more agreeably to his Character ; that is MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 105.
Page 110
... caft a wifhful eye upon the Beef " Paffion ( continued the Doctor , ftill holding the difh ) throws the mind into too " violent a fermentation ; it is a kind of Fever of the foul , or , as Horace expreffes it , a Short Mad- nefs ...
... caft a wifhful eye upon the Beef " Paffion ( continued the Doctor , ftill holding the difh ) throws the mind into too " violent a fermentation ; it is a kind of Fever of the foul , or , as Horace expreffes it , a Short Mad- nefs ...
Page 118
... his Mother he would inftantly cure it : He flit a green Reed , and caft the Knife upward , then tying the two parts of the Reed to the disjointed place , pronounced thefe thefe words * , Daries , daries , aftataries , 118 MEMOIRS OF.
... his Mother he would inftantly cure it : He flit a green Reed , and caft the Knife upward , then tying the two parts of the Reed to the disjointed place , pronounced thefe thefe words * , Daries , daries , aftataries , 118 MEMOIRS OF.
Page 141
... cificks for all the Paffions ; and as other Phyficians throw their Patients into fweats , vomits , purga- tions , etc. he caft them into Love , Hatred , Hope , 3 Fear , Fear , Joy , Grief , etc. And indeed the MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 141.
... cificks for all the Paffions ; and as other Phyficians throw their Patients into fweats , vomits , purga- tions , etc. he caft them into Love , Hatred , Hope , 3 Fear , Fear , Joy , Grief , etc. And indeed the MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS . 141.
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