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Page 102
... portrait ( the only one in the poem ) of Wharton , 17 " Whose ruling Passion was the Lust of Praise " ( 11. 178-227 ) ... portraits of the seven foolish people are balanced by a short sketch of wise Cobham , whose ruling passion is his ...
... portrait ( the only one in the poem ) of Wharton , 17 " Whose ruling Passion was the Lust of Praise " ( 11. 178-227 ) ... portraits of the seven foolish people are balanced by a short sketch of wise Cobham , whose ruling passion is his ...
Page 105
... portrait painter Charles Jervas , and one or two of Pope's paintings still survive . Technical terms and similes drawn from painting are evident in his poetry , but attempts to prove any direct influence of the art on his poems have not ...
... portrait painter Charles Jervas , and one or two of Pope's paintings still survive . Technical terms and similes drawn from painting are evident in his poetry , but attempts to prove any direct influence of the art on his poems have not ...
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... portrait for which Lord Hervey sat as model is without doubt the most damning character sketch in all English poetry ( 11. 305–33 ) . But it would be unfair to both Pope and Lord Hervey to con- sider the portrait an accurate one ...
... portrait for which Lord Hervey sat as model is without doubt the most damning character sketch in all English poetry ( 11. 305–33 ) . But it would be unfair to both Pope and Lord Hervey to con- sider the portrait an accurate one ...
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