The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volumen4B. Law, J. Johnson, C. Dilly [and others], 1797 - 3650 páginas |
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... praise- NOTES . VER . 15. Is there a Parfon ] Some lines in this Epistle to Arbuthnot had been used in a letter to Thomson when he was in Italy , and transferred from him to Arbuthnot , which naturally displeased the former , though ...
... praise- NOTES . VER . 15. Is there a Parfon ] Some lines in this Epistle to Arbuthnot had been used in a letter to Thomson when he was in Italy , and transferred from him to Arbuthnot , which naturally displeased the former , though ...
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... praises , Dr. Warburton faid he intended to write his life ; on which Mr. Spence , with his ufual modefty and condefcenfion , faid , that he also had the fame intentions ; and had , from time to time , col- lected from Pope's own mouth ...
... praises , Dr. Warburton faid he intended to write his life ; on which Mr. Spence , with his ufual modefty and condefcenfion , faid , that he also had the fame intentions ; and had , from time to time , col- lected from Pope's own mouth ...
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... praise , And Congreve lov'd , and Swift endur'd my lays ; NOTES . The VER . 131. Not Wife , ] These two words feem added merely for the verse , and are what the French call a cheville . VER . 135. But why then publish ? ] To the three ...
... praise , And Congreve lov'd , and Swift endur'd my lays ; NOTES . The VER . 131. Not Wife , ] These two words feem added merely for the verse , and are what the French call a cheville . VER . 135. But why then publish ? ] To the three ...
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... praise he would not deny him to the world ; and , as a proof of this difpofition towards him , hẹ had fent him the inclosed ; which was the CHARACTER , first pub- lifhed feparately , and afterwards inferted in this place of the Epift ...
... praise he would not deny him to the world ; and , as a proof of this difpofition towards him , hẹ had fent him the inclosed ; which was the CHARACTER , first pub- lifhed feparately , and afterwards inferted in this place of the Epift ...
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... praise , affent with civil leer , And without fneering , teach the reft to fneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Juft hint a fault , and hesitate diflike ; Alike referv'd to blame , or to commend , A tim'rous foe , and a ...
... praise , affent with civil leer , And without fneering , teach the reft to fneer ; Willing to wound , and yet afraid to strike , Juft hint a fault , and hesitate diflike ; Alike referv'd to blame , or to commend , A tim'rous foe , and a ...
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Página 337 - Yes, I am proud ; I must be proud to see Men, not afraid of God, afraid of me ; Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, Yet touch'd and sham'd by ridicule alone.
Página 7 - I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land.
Página 54 - 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!
Página 316 - Hear her black trumpet through the land proclaim, That not to be corrupted is the shame. In soldier, churchman, patriot, man in power, Tis avarice all, ambition is no more! See all our nobles begging to be slaves ! See all our fools aspiring to be knaves! The wit of cheats, the courage of a...
Página 77 - Hear this, and tremble ! you who 'scape the laws. Yes, while I live, no rich or noble knave Shall walk the world, in credit, to his grave.
Página 79 - There my Retreat, the best Companions grace, Chiefs out of War, and Statesmen out of Place. There ST JOHN mingles with my friendly Bowl, The Feast of Reason, and the Flow of Soul. And HE, whose Lightning pierc'd th...
Página 207 - Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise.
Página 379 - ... of both Homer's poems into one, which is yet but a fourth part as large as his. The other Epic Poets have...
Página 398 - When we read Homer, we ought to reflect that we are reading the...
Página 50 - If on a Pillory, or near a Throne, He gain his Prince's ear, or lose his own. Yet soft by nature, more a dupe than wit, Sappho can tell you how this man was bit; This dreaded...