Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volumen 1The author, 1745 |
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... himself . And in his Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot ( designing it for publick View ) he says , Of gentle Blood ( Part shed in Honour's Cause , While yet in Britain , Honour had Applause ) Each Parent fprang " What Fortune , pray ? Their own ...
... himself . And in his Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot ( designing it for publick View ) he says , Of gentle Blood ( Part shed in Honour's Cause , While yet in Britain , Honour had Applause ) Each Parent fprang " What Fortune , pray ? Their own ...
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... himself a Papift in the Reign of King James , of which Reli- gion Mr. Pope's Family was , and had been many Centuries . It was under this Gentleman he firft began to re- lifh the English and Latin Poets : It was not only an early Love ...
... himself a Papift in the Reign of King James , of which Reli- gion Mr. Pope's Family was , and had been many Centuries . It was under this Gentleman he firft began to re- lifh the English and Latin Poets : It was not only an early Love ...
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... himself ( as Mr. Pope hath done ) to one particular Season of the Year , one certain Time of the Day , and one unbroken Scene in each Eclogue : ' Tis plain Spencer neglected this Pedantry , who in his Paftoral of November mentions the ...
... himself ( as Mr. Pope hath done ) to one particular Season of the Year , one certain Time of the Day , and one unbroken Scene in each Eclogue : ' Tis plain Spencer neglected this Pedantry , who in his Paftoral of November mentions the ...
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... himself ; tho ' notwithstanding all the Care he has taken , he is certainly inferior in his Dialect For the Doric had its Beauty and Pro- priety in the Time of Theocritus ; it was used in Part of Greece , and frequent in the Mouths of ...
... himself ; tho ' notwithstanding all the Care he has taken , he is certainly inferior in his Dialect For the Doric had its Beauty and Pro- priety in the Time of Theocritus ; it was used in Part of Greece , and frequent in the Mouths of ...
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... himself ) the following Sentence , in a Letter to Mr. Wycherley . I Mr. WALSH to Mr. WYCHERLEY , April 20 , 1705 . Return you the Papers you favoured me with , and had sent them to you Yesterday Morning , but that I thought to have ...
... himself ) the following Sentence , in a Letter to Mr. Wycherley . I Mr. WALSH to Mr. WYCHERLEY , April 20 , 1705 . Return you the Papers you favoured me with , and had sent them to you Yesterday Morning , but that I thought to have ...
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Página 80 - With flying fingers touched the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...
Página 40 - Not half so swift the trembling doves can fly, When the fierce eagle cleaves the liquid sky ; Not half so swiftly the fierce eagle moves, "When thro...
Página 66 - Where a new world leaps out at his command, And ready nature waits upon his hand ; When the ripe colours...
Página 44 - Ev'n mighty Pam, that Kings and Queens o'erthrew And mow'd down armies in the fights of Lu, Sad chance of war!
Página 77 - Lo ! these were they, whose souls the Furies steel'd, And curs'd with hearts unknowing how to yield. Thus unlamented pass the proud away, The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day ! So perish all, whose breast ne'er learn'd to glow For others good, or melt at others woe.
Página 77 - To bear too tender or too firm a heart, To act a lover's or a Roman's part?
Página 45 - What boots the regal circle on his head, His giant limbs, in state unwieldy spread; That long behind he trails his pompous robe, And, of all monarchs...
Página 64 - Want as much more, to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Tho' meant each other's aid, like man and wife. Tis more to guide, than spur the Muse's steed; Restrain his fury, than provoke his speed: The winged courser, like a gen'rous horse, Shows most true mettle when you check his course.
Página 65 - Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call, But the joint force and full result of all. Thus when we view some well-proportion'd dome, (The world's just wonder, and ev'n thine, O Rome!) No single parts unequally surprise, All comes united to th' admiring eyes; No monstrous height, or breadth or length appear; The whole at once is bold and regular.
Página 45 - Of broken Troops an easy Conquest find. Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, in wild Disorder seen, With Throngs promiscuous strow the level Green.