The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: LettersC. Bathurst, 1788 |
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... yourself . But as it was always my refolution , if I must fink , to do it as decently ( that is , as filently ) as I could ; fo when I found myself plunged into unfore- feen and unavoidable ruin , I retreated from the world , and in a ...
... yourself . But as it was always my refolution , if I must fink , to do it as decently ( that is , as filently ) as I could ; fo when I found myself plunged into unfore- feen and unavoidable ruin , I retreated from the world , and in a ...
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... deprived of that power , which above all others conftitutes a good one , the power of rejecting , and the right of judging for yourself , what pieces it may be moft ufeful , entertaining , or reputable to publish , at the time xi PREFACE .
... deprived of that power , which above all others conftitutes a good one , the power of rejecting , and the right of judging for yourself , what pieces it may be moft ufeful , entertaining , or reputable to publish , at the time xi PREFACE .
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... yourself , but by Mr. Congreve and Sir William Trumbul , that his * If one were to judge of this set of Letters , by the manner of thinking and turn of expreffion , one should conclude they had been all mif - titled ; and that the ...
... yourself , but by Mr. Congreve and Sir William Trumbul , that his * If one were to judge of this set of Letters , by the manner of thinking and turn of expreffion , one should conclude they had been all mif - titled ; and that the ...
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... yourself , I can- not fuffer you to murder your fame with your own hand , without oppofing you ; especially when you say your last letter is the worst ( fince the longeft ) you have favoured me with ; which I therefore think the best ...
... yourself , I can- not fuffer you to murder your fame with your own hand , without oppofing you ; especially when you say your last letter is the worst ( fince the longeft ) you have favoured me with ; which I therefore think the best ...
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... yourself from the effects of their frenzy , is to feed their vanity ; which indeed , for the most part , is all that is fed in a poet . You may believe me , I could be heartily glad that all you fay were as true , applied to me , as it ...
... yourself from the effects of their frenzy , is to feed their vanity ; which indeed , for the most part , is all that is fed in a poet . You may believe me , I could be heartily glad that all you fay were as true , applied to me , as it ...
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Страница 68 - ... 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.
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Страница 243 - Tonson had just such another design of going to Cambridge, expecting there the copy of a new kind of Horace from Dr. , and if Mr.
Страница 354 - Remember, it was at such a time that the greatest lights of antiquity dazzled and blazed the most in their retreat, in their exile, or in their death ; but why do I talk of dazzling or blazing? it was then that they did good, that they gave light, and that they became guides to mankind.
Страница 184 - ... an advantage not very common to young men, that the attractions of the world have not dazzled me very much...
Страница 271 - I need not tell you how much a man of his turn entertained me ; but I must acquaint you, there is a vivacity and gaiety of disposition, almost peculiar to him, which make it impossible to part from him without that uneasiness which generally succeeds all our pleasure.
Страница 243 - 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 288 - ... agreeing not ill with the little dripping murmur, and the aquatic idea of the whole place. " It wants nothing to complete it but a good statue, with an inscription...
Страница 218 - But after all I have said of this great man, there is no rupture between us. We are each of us so civil and obliging, that neither thinks he is obliged : and I, for my part, treat with him, as we do with the Grand Monarch ; who has too many great qualities...