The Life of Alexander Pope, Esq: Compiled from Original Manuscripts; with a Critical Essay on His Writings and GeniusC. Bathurst, H. Woodfall, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, B. White, T. Caslon, T. Longman, B. Law, Johnson and Payne, S. Bladon, T. Cadell, and the executors of A. Millar., 1769 - Biography - 578 pages |
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Page 104
... addreffed another letter to the fame lady , on her happy marriage , which , for good fenfe and elegant turn of fentiment , may be fa juftly deemed a pattern of epiftolary compofition , that I cannot refift the pleasure of tranfcribing ...
... addreffed another letter to the fame lady , on her happy marriage , which , for good fenfe and elegant turn of fentiment , may be fa juftly deemed a pattern of epiftolary compofition , that I cannot refift the pleasure of tranfcribing ...
Page 190
... addreffed to Mr. Bethel , where he fays " A teftimony of friendship and good opinion has been " left me by an old friend , from whom I had not the leaft " imagination of fuch a thing , Mr. Jervas ; but it takes no " effect unless I out ...
... addreffed to Mr. Bethel , where he fays " A teftimony of friendship and good opinion has been " left me by an old friend , from whom I had not the leaft " imagination of fuch a thing , Mr. Jervas ; but it takes no " effect unless I out ...
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... addreffed by Lord Bolingbroke to Dean Swift , wherein his Lordship says— " Bid him ( POPE ) talk to you of the work " he is about it is a fine one , and will be in " his hands an original . His fole complaint " is , that he finds it too ...
... addreffed by Lord Bolingbroke to Dean Swift , wherein his Lordship says— " Bid him ( POPE ) talk to you of the work " he is about it is a fine one , and will be in " his hands an original . His fole complaint " is , that he finds it too ...
Page 244
... addreffed to his friend and commentator . " I will not give you the unneceffary trouble of adding " here to the defence you have made of me , ( though much might be faid on the article of the paffions in the second " book ; ) only it ...
... addreffed to his friend and commentator . " I will not give you the unneceffary trouble of adding " here to the defence you have made of me , ( though much might be faid on the article of the paffions in the second " book ; ) only it ...
Page 262
... addreffed to his friend and commentator , dated February 2 , 1738 , wherein , with confcious dignity , he expreffes his indifference with re- gard to unjust cenfure . έσ " I cannot forbear to return you my thanks for your ani ...
... addreffed to his friend and commentator , dated February 2 , 1738 , wherein , with confcious dignity , he expreffes his indifference with re- gard to unjust cenfure . έσ " I cannot forbear to return you my thanks for your ani ...
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AARON HILL addreffed admirable affured againſt beautiful becauſe beft beſt cenfure character compofition critic Dean Swift defcribed defcription defign defire difplayed Dunciad Effay effayift efteemed epiftle ev'ry excellent expofed expreffed fafe faid fame fatire fays feems fenfe fenfibility fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fome foon fpeaking fpirit friendſhip ftate ftill ftriking fubject fublime fuch fuperior fuppofed fure genius himſelf honour Iliad illuftrates imagination inftance itſelf John Searl judgment juft juſt laft laſt leaft learned lefs letter likewife Lord Lord Bolingbroke merit mind moft moral moſt muft muſt nature never nevertheleſs numbers obferves occafion paffage paffed paffion paftorals perfon philofopher piece pleaſed pleaſure poem poet poetical poetry POPE POPE's prefent profe publiſhed purpoſe racter reafon refpect ridicule ſay ſpeak tafte thefe themſelves theſe lines thofe thoſe thought tion tranflation uſed verfe virtue whofe writings
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Page 256 - Know then this truth (enough for man to know) 'Virtue alone is happiness below.
Page 192 - Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Atticus were he?
Page 123 - In some lone isle, or distant northern land; Where the gilt chariot never marks the way, Where none learn ombre, none e'er taste bohea!
Page 265 - Let not this weak unknowing hand Presume Thy bolts to throw, And deal damnation round the land, On each I judge Thy foe. If I am right, Thy grace impart Still in the right to stay ; If I am wrong, oh, teach my heart To find that better way...
Page 299 - Consult the Genius of the Place in all; That tells the Waters or to rise, or fall; Or helps th...
Page 152 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law...
Page 192 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike; Alike...
Page 299 - Or helps th' ambitious Hill the heav'ns to scale, Or scoops in circling theatres the Vale; Calls in the Country, catches op'ning glades, Joins willing Woods, and varies shades from shades; Now breaks, or now directs, th' intending Lines; Paints as you plant, and, as you work, designs.
Page 355 - Me, let the tender office long engage To rock the cradle of reposing age, With lenient arts extend a mother's breath, Make languor smile, and smooth the bed of death; Explore the thought, explain the asking eye, And keep a while one parent from the sky ! On cares like these, if length of days attend, May Heaven, to bless those days, preserve my friend!
Page 264 - What conscience dictates to be done. Or warns me not to do, This teach me more than Hell to shun, That more than Heaven pursue.