The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, 1. köideJames Nichol, 1856 - 326 pages |
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Page vii
... satirical piece on Elkanah Settle , and some of his translations and imitations . His next period , he says , was in Windsor Forest , where for several years he did nothing but read the classics and indite poetry . He wrote a tragedy ...
... satirical piece on Elkanah Settle , and some of his translations and imitations . His next period , he says , was in Windsor Forest , where for several years he did nothing but read the classics and indite poetry . He wrote a tragedy ...
Page xi
... satire , entitled , " The Narrative of Dr Robert Norris on the Frenzy of J. D. " In this , however , he overshot the mark ; and Addison signified to him that he was displeased with the spirit of his narrative , —an intimation which Pope ...
... satire , entitled , " The Narrative of Dr Robert Norris on the Frenzy of J. D. " In this , however , he overshot the mark ; and Addison signified to him that he was displeased with the spirit of his narrative , —an intimation which Pope ...
Page xvii
... satire for ever . He continued , on the contrary , as ill - natured as before ; and although he afterwards flew at higher game , the iron had entered into his soul , and he remained a satirist , and there- fore an unhappy man , for life ...
... satire for ever . He continued , on the contrary , as ill - natured as before ; and although he afterwards flew at higher game , the iron had entered into his soul , and he remained a satirist , and there- fore an unhappy man , for life ...
Page xviii
... Latin . During this year , he published the third part of the " Essay on Man , " an epistle to Lord Cobham , On the Knowledge and Characters of Man , and an Imitation of the First Satire of the Second Book xviii LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE .
... Latin . During this year , he published the third part of the " Essay on Man , " an epistle to Lord Cobham , On the Knowledge and Characters of Man , and an Imitation of the First Satire of the Second Book xviii LIFE OF ALEXANDER POPE .
Page xix
... Satire of the Second Book of Horace , " - verses in which she was assisted by Lord Harvey , another of Pope's victims . He wrote , but was prudent enough to suppress , an ironical reply . In 1734 appeared his very clever and highly ...
... Satire of the Second Book of Horace , " - verses in which she was assisted by Lord Harvey , another of Pope's victims . He wrote , but was prudent enough to suppress , an ironical reply . In 1734 appeared his very clever and highly ...
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