The works of Alexander Pope. Containing the principal notes of drs. Warburton and Warton [&c.]. To which are added, some original letters, with additional observations, and memoirs, by W.L. Bowles, Volume 11806 |
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... nature . The youthful votary of the mufes is elated with his firft efforts , and looks round with throbbing ... natural eleva- tion , through all that oppofed its career ; but , let it be remembered , Pope , from being tenderly brought ...
... nature . The youthful votary of the mufes is elated with his firft efforts , and looks round with throbbing ... natural eleva- tion , through all that oppofed its career ; but , let it be remembered , Pope , from being tenderly brought ...
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... nature was capable of it , to divest him- " felf of his vanity , which was too great for his me- " rit . " All this is very natural , fincere , and friendly ; what follows is fo unprovoked , fo unworthy a man of common feelings and ...
... nature was capable of it , to divest him- " felf of his vanity , which was too great for his me- " rit . " All this is very natural , fincere , and friendly ; what follows is fo unprovoked , fo unworthy a man of common feelings and ...
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... nature of his own feelings , it was not likely he fhould excite any fuch reciprocal attachment . He was not willing to part with this hope but the feems to have held his pretenfions or his perfon in equal diflike : Mr. Dallaway attri ...
... nature of his own feelings , it was not likely he fhould excite any fuch reciprocal attachment . He was not willing to part with this hope but the feems to have held his pretenfions or his perfon in equal diflike : Mr. Dallaway attri ...
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... nature of man ; the other piqued and offended by indi- viduals , confining his animofity to the fmall circle of those who offended him . Swift , politically fpeaking , was disappointed that the high poft in fociety , to which , from his ...
... nature of man ; the other piqued and offended by indi- viduals , confining his animofity to the fmall circle of those who offended him . Swift , politically fpeaking , was disappointed that the high poft in fociety , to which , from his ...
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... nature of his feelings . The first begins with " Sir ; " the next , " Dear Sir ; " and the next after the burlesque Paftorals , " Dear Mr. Gay , " and concludes , " Thine , divine Bu- coliaft ! " Gay gained his lasting love , and ...
... nature of his feelings . The first begins with " Sir ; " the next , " Dear Sir ; " and the next after the burlesque Paftorals , " Dear Mr. Gay , " and concludes , " Thine , divine Bu- coliaft ! " Gay gained his lasting love , and ...
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Page 315 - Be kind and courteous to this gentleman ; Hop in his walks, and gambol in his eyes ; Feed him with apricocks and dewberries, With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries.
Page 306 - Safe from the treach'rous friend, the daring spark, The glance by day, the whisper in the dark, When kind occasion prompts their warm desires, When music softens, and when dancing fires ? Tis but their sylph, the wise celestials know, Though honour is the word with men below.
Page 180 - 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 344 - Nor fear'd the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought no more than on his foe to die. But this bold lord with manly strength...
Page 53 - For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock by fountain, shade, and rill. Together both, ere the high lawns appear'd Under the opening eye-lids of the morn, We drove a-field, and both together heard What time the gray-fly winds her sultry horn...
Page 289 - Jilts rul'd the state, and statesmen farces writ; Nay, wits had pensions, and young Lords had wit: The Fair...
Page 180 - ... 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 315 - Where the bee sucks, there suck I; In a cowslip's bell I lie: There I couch when owls do cry. On the bat's back I do fly, After summer, merrily : Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 314 - While every beam new transient colours flings, Colours that change whene'er they wave their wings. Amid the circle, on the gilded mast, Superior by the head, was Ariel...
Page 221 - OF all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment, and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never-failing vice of fools. Whatever Nature has in worth...