The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 4Ingram, Cooke, 1854 |
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Page 39
... person who was reading them to her , and called out aloud , " I cannot be so imposed upon ; I see plainly for whom they are designed . " She gave Pope £ 1000 to suppress the portrait , which he accepted , it is said , by the persuasion ...
... person who was reading them to her , and called out aloud , " I cannot be so imposed upon ; I see plainly for whom they are designed . " She gave Pope £ 1000 to suppress the portrait , which he accepted , it is said , by the persuasion ...
Page 42
... person of a highwayman , to make use of his friend , the Duke of Grafton's authority , as Lord Chamberlain , to put a stop to the representation of it . Accordingly , this theatrical Craftsman was prohibited at every playhouse . Gay ...
... person of a highwayman , to make use of his friend , the Duke of Grafton's authority , as Lord Chamberlain , to put a stop to the representation of it . Accordingly , this theatrical Craftsman was prohibited at every playhouse . Gay ...
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... person almost in England ! " And all this about " Polly , " a dramatic piece which contains neither virtue , satire , wit , nor poetry ! In fact , it is about the most vapid and tiresome of all Gay's productions . Arbuthnot , in a ...
... person almost in England ! " And all this about " Polly , " a dramatic piece which contains neither virtue , satire , wit , nor poetry ! In fact , it is about the most vapid and tiresome of all Gay's productions . Arbuthnot , in a ...
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... Person of his Time , Who could CHEAT without the Mask of HONESTY , Retain his Primeval MEANNESS When possessed of TEN THOUSAND a Year , And having daily deserved the GIBBET for what he did , Was at last condemned to it for what he could ...
... Person of his Time , Who could CHEAT without the Mask of HONESTY , Retain his Primeval MEANNESS When possessed of TEN THOUSAND a Year , And having daily deserved the GIBBET for what he did , Was at last condemned to it for what he could ...
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... person who is introduced under the character of " wise Peter , " whose name was Walter , though sometimes called Waters . - BOWLES . See Additional Notes . ] 8 This is a true story , which happened in the reign of William III . to an ...
... person who is introduced under the character of " wise Peter , " whose name was Walter , though sometimes called Waters . - BOWLES . See Additional Notes . ] 8 This is a true story , which happened in the reign of William III . to an ...
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