The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: LettersJ. and P. Knapton, 1751 |
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... Since you are fo near going into Shropshire , ( whither I fhall not care to write of this matter for fear of the mifcarriage of any letters ) I must defire your leave to give you a plain and fincere account of what I have found from a ...
... Since you are fo near going into Shropshire , ( whither I fhall not care to write of this matter for fear of the mifcarriage of any letters ) I must defire your leave to give you a plain and fincere account of what I have found from a ...
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... Since I have seen your Eclogues , I can- not be much pleas'd with my own ; however , you have not taken away all my vanity , fo long as you give me leave to profefs myfelf Yours , & c . He hould rather have faid , the perfetion of con ...
... Since I have seen your Eclogues , I can- not be much pleas'd with my own ; however , you have not taken away all my vanity , fo long as you give me leave to profefs myfelf Yours , & c . He hould rather have faid , the perfetion of con ...
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... Since when , I have not had a Syllable from your hands , fo that ' tis to be fear'd that tho ' I have efcap'd death , I have not oblivion . I fhould at least have expected you to have finifh'd that elegy upon me , which , you told me ...
... Since when , I have not had a Syllable from your hands , fo that ' tis to be fear'd that tho ' I have efcap'd death , I have not oblivion . I fhould at least have expected you to have finifh'd that elegy upon me , which , you told me ...
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... Since I know this , I fhall in one respect be more afraid of writing to you than ever , at this careless rate , because I fee my evil works may again rife in judgment against me ; yet in another refpect I fhall be lefs afraid , fince ...
... Since I know this , I fhall in one respect be more afraid of writing to you than ever , at this careless rate , because I fee my evil works may again rife in judgment against me ; yet in another refpect I fhall be lefs afraid , fince ...
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... Since we are upon proofs of fincerity ( which I am pretty confident will turn to the advantage of us both in each other's opinion ) give me leave to name another passage in the fame Spectator , which I wifh you would alter . It is where ...
... Since we are upon proofs of fincerity ( which I am pretty confident will turn to the advantage of us both in each other's opinion ) give me leave to name another passage in the fame Spectator , which I wifh you would alter . It is where ...
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Страница 70 - ... 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.
Страница 69 - 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.
Страница 190 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes; my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Страница 245 - Pray, Mr. Lintot, (said I,) now you talk of Translators, what is your method of managing them? "Sir, (replied he,) those are the saddest pack of rogues in the world : in a hungry fit they'll swear they understand all the languages in the universe : 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.
Страница 185 - I confess, I cannot apprehend where lies the trifling in all this : it is the most natural and obvious reflection imaginable to a dying man : and, if we...
Страница 244 - Now damn them ! what if they should put it into the newspaper, how you and I went together to Oxford ? what would I care? If I should go down into Sussex, they would say I was gone to the Speaker. But what of that ? If my son were but big enough to go on with the business, by G — d I would keep as good company as old Jacob.
Страница 184 - I never had any esteem for, are likely to enjoy this world after me. When I reflect what an...
Страница 182 - ... putrify, and are good for nothing, and running violently on, do but the more mischief in their passage to others, and are swallowed up and lost the sooner themselves.
Страница 236 - 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.
Страница 132 - 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.