The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Verse and Prose, Volumen 7J. Johnson, 1806 |
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... rest upon your mind . I could not make protestations of my innocence of a grievous crime ; but I was impatient till I came to town , that I might fend you thofe Letters , as a clear evidence that I was a perfect stranger to all their ...
... rest upon your mind . I could not make protestations of my innocence of a grievous crime ; but I was impatient till I came to town , that I might fend you thofe Letters , as a clear evidence that I was a perfect stranger to all their ...
Página xxii
... least have her Comfort , of being thanked by the rest of the world . Nor has Mr. P. himself any great caufe to think it much offence to his modesty modefty or reflection on his judgment , when we take xxii PREFACE TO THE.
... least have her Comfort , of being thanked by the rest of the world . Nor has Mr. P. himself any great caufe to think it much offence to his modesty modefty or reflection on his judgment , when we take xxii PREFACE TO THE.
Página xxii
... rest of the world . Nor has Mr. P. himself any great caufe to think it much offence to his modesty modefty or reflection on his judgment , when we take xxii PREFACE TO THE Answer to the former, with another cri- ticifm on Lucan 142 To ...
... rest of the world . Nor has Mr. P. himself any great caufe to think it much offence to his modesty modefty or reflection on his judgment , when we take xxii PREFACE TO THE Answer to the former, with another cri- ticifm on Lucan 142 To ...
Página xxix
... rest he spared , not in any preference of their ftyle or writing , but merely as they preferved the memory of of fome friendships which will ever be dear to him PREFACE prefixed to the first Genuine Edition in quarto, 1737.
... rest he spared , not in any preference of their ftyle or writing , but merely as they preferved the memory of of fome friendships which will ever be dear to him PREFACE prefixed to the first Genuine Edition in quarto, 1737.
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... rest of your letters ) at once pleased and instructed me ; fo that I affure you , you can no more write too much to your absent friends , than speak too much to the prefent . This is a truth that all men own , who have either feen your ...
... rest of your letters ) at once pleased and instructed me ; fo that I affure you , you can no more write too much to your absent friends , than speak too much to the prefent . This is a truth that all men own , who have either feen your ...
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Página 101 - 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 357 - Inarime is an epitome of the whole earth, containing within the compass of eighteen miles, a wonderful variety of hills, vales, ragged rocks, fruitful plains, and barren mountains, all thrown together in a most romantic confusion.
Página 41 - Arcades, invidia rumpantur ut ilia Codro ; aut, si ultra placitum laudarit, baccare frontem cingite, ne vati noceat mala lingua futuro.
Página 62 - 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 368 - So in short, I borrowed this stonehorse of my Publisher, which he had of Mr. Oldmixon for a debt; he lent me too the pretty boy you...
Página 279 - I never had any esteem for, are likely to enjoy this world after me. When I reflect what an...
Página 70 - It is not enough that nothing offends the Ear, but a good Poet will adapt the very Sounds, as well as Words, to the things he treats of. So that there is (if one may express it so) a Style of Sound. As in describing a gliding Stream, the Numbers shou'd run easy and flowing; in describing a rough Torrent or Deluge, sonorous and swelling, and so of the rest.
Página 108 - Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends...
Página 371 - I have known one of them take down a Greek book upon my counter, and cry, Ah, this is Hebrew, I must read it from the latter end.
Página 200 - Westphalia ham in a morning, ride over hedges and ditches on borrowed hacks, come home in the heat of the day with a fever, and (what...