Letters of Mr. Pope, and Several Eminent Persons, from the Year 1705, to 1711booksellers of London and Westminster, 1735 |
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... must not say altogether with my confent , nor wholly without it . I thought them too good to be loft in oblivion , and had no caufe to apprehend the disobliging of any . The publick , viz . all perfons of tafte and judg- ment , wou'd be ...
... must not say altogether with my confent , nor wholly without it . I thought them too good to be loft in oblivion , and had no caufe to apprehend the disobliging of any . The publick , viz . all perfons of tafte and judg- ment , wou'd be ...
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... Sentiment , and Juftness of Criticism , in pieces which must have been writ in bafte , very few per- kaps ever re - view'd , and none intended for the Eye of the Publick , ( 1 ) LETTERS O F Mr. Wycherley and Mr. To the Reader .
... Sentiment , and Juftness of Criticism , in pieces which must have been writ in bafte , very few per- kaps ever re - view'd , and none intended for the Eye of the Publick , ( 1 ) LETTERS O F Mr. Wycherley and Mr. To the Reader .
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... must have known and lov'd him : For I have been affur'd , not only by your felf , but by Mr. Vol . I. * The Author's Age then Sixteen . B Congreve Congreve and Sir William Trumbul , that his perfonal Qualities (1) ...
... must have known and lov'd him : For I have been affur'd , not only by your felf , but by Mr. Vol . I. * The Author's Age then Sixteen . B Congreve Congreve and Sir William Trumbul , that his perfonal Qualities (1) ...
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... must not therefore imagine , that when you told me of my own perfor- mances that they were above thofe Cri- tics , I was fo vain as to believe it ; and yet I may not be fo humble as to think my felf quite below their notice . For ...
... must not therefore imagine , that when you told me of my own perfor- mances that they were above thofe Cri- tics , I was fo vain as to believe it ; and yet I may not be fo humble as to think my felf quite below their notice . For ...
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... must confefs I ought to be more humbled by your Praise than exalted ; which commends my little Senfe with fo much more of yours , that I am difparag'd and difhearten'd by your com- mendations ; who give me an Example of your Wit in the ...
... must confefs I ought to be more humbled by your Praise than exalted ; which commends my little Senfe with fo much more of yours , that I am difparag'd and difhearten'd by your com- mendations ; who give me an Example of your Wit in the ...
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Página 194 - L. walked with me three or four hours by moonlight, and we met no creature of any quality but the King, who gave audience to the vicechamberlain all alone under the garden wall.
Página 106 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
Página 65 - People seek for what they call wit, on all subjects, and in all places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve.
Página 107 - ... 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.
Página 197 - I wanted nothing but a black gown and a salary, to be as mere a book-worm as any there. I...
Página 113 - Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends...
Página 194 - As soon as they can wipe off the sweat of the day, they must simper an hour, and catch cold, in the princess's apartment : from thence (as Shakespear has it) to dinner, with what appetite they may and after that, till midnight, walk, work, or think, which they please.
Página 73 - Niceties, which, tho' not much obferved even by eon-eft verfifiers, I cannot but think, deferve to be better regarded. i . It is not enough that nothing offends the ear, but a good Poet will adapt the very Sounds, as well as Words, to the thing he treats of.
Página 67 - A mutual commerce makes Poetry flourish; but then Poets like Merchants, shou'd repay with something of their own what they take from others; not like Pyrates, make prize of all they meet.
Página 79 - Such was Roscommon, not more learn'd than good, With manners gen'rous as his noble blood; To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known, And ev'ry author's merit, but his own. Such late was Walsh — the Muse's judge and friend, Who justly knew to blame or to commend; To failings mild, but zealous for desert; The clearest head, and the sincerest heart.