The Works of Alexander Pope: With Notes and Illustrations by Himself and Others. To which are Added, a New Life of the Author, an Estimate of His Poetical Character and Writings, and Occasional Remarks, Volume 6C. a J. Rivington, 1824 |
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... persons with whom he was acquainted , and the scenes and circumstances by which he was surrounded ; but in the present ... person can divest himself of that morbid sensibility which trembles at the touch of praise or cen- sure , and has ...
... persons with whom he was acquainted , and the scenes and circumstances by which he was surrounded ; but in the present ... person can divest himself of that morbid sensibility which trembles at the touch of praise or cen- sure , and has ...
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... person with our own , to trace the same opinions , to acknowledge the same faults and follies , to discover in what we differ , as well as in what we agree , and to know more even of ourselves than we could ever have discovered by our ...
... person with our own , to trace the same opinions , to acknowledge the same faults and follies , to discover in what we differ , as well as in what we agree , and to know more even of ourselves than we could ever have discovered by our ...
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... person , be- : ing , by nature , timorous and suspicious ; by education , a party- man ; and , by circumstances of ... person's reputation . And all this , with as little provocation from Mr. Pope's conduct in his poetic , as in his ...
... person , be- : ing , by nature , timorous and suspicious ; by education , a party- man ; and , by circumstances of ... person's reputation . And all this , with as little provocation from Mr. Pope's conduct in his poetic , as in his ...
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... persons of rank and fortune [ the authors of Verses to the Imi- tator of Horace , and of an Epistle to a Doctor of ... person , morals , and family , whereof , to those who know me not , a truer information may be requisite . Being ...
... persons of rank and fortune [ the authors of Verses to the Imi- tator of Horace , and of an Epistle to a Doctor of ... person , morals , and family , whereof , to those who know me not , a truer information may be requisite . Being ...
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... person and a king , ) His very minister who spied them first , 65 70 ( Some say his queen , ) was forced to speak or burst . NOTES . Ver . 69. ' Tis sung when Midas ' , & c . ] The poet means , sung by Persius ; and the words alluded to ...
... person and a king , ) His very minister who spied them first , 65 70 ( Some say his queen , ) was forced to speak or burst . NOTES . Ver . 69. ' Tis sung when Midas ' , & c . ] The poet means , sung by Persius ; and the words alluded to ...
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